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Allowed21 August 20233316329

26 Hempstead Lane, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2SD

Planning appeal 3316329 at 26 Hempstead Lane, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2SD (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is necessary and reasonable having regard to local and national policies relating to proposals affecting the Green Belt and the living conditions of nearby residents.

the demolition of existing house and construction of a new house in its place to include over the existing footprint, a two storey side, rear and front extensions, increase in eaves height and ridge height, 1 dormer to the front and 3 dormers to the rear, and alterations to the brickwork and fenestration including installation of heat pumps and solar panel without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/01464/FUL, dated 8 July 2022

Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Law T
Postcode
HP4 2SD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the condition is necessary and reasonable having regard to local and national policies relating to proposals affecting the Green Belt and the living conditions of nearby residents

What decided it

The specific characteristics of the site as part of a built-up frontage with varied dwelling scales and existing extensions, combined with the inherent limitations of permitted development rights, meant that removal of the condition restricting permitted development rights was justified and in accordance with national and local policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS5Policy CS6Policy CS12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 54Paragraph 130Paragraph 143Paragraph 145

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