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Dismissed4 March 20243316609

Land to the Rear of 23 & 25 Station Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0DU

Planning appeal 3316609 at Land to the Rear of 23 & 25 Station Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0DU (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2024 by Inspector Lo S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed parking arrangement on highway safety.

the demolition of two vacant commercial units and erection of two apartments, incorporating a retail unit at ground floor level, and four semi-detached dwellings with residential/private parking, cycle store, refuse store, private and communal amenities

Authority
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Lo S
Postcode
AL6 0DU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed parking arrangement on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, privacy and amenity space

What decided it

The total omission of parking provision for existing dwellings would cause displacement of parking to visitor and retail spaces and surrounding streets, resulting in an unacceptable impact on highway safety that outweighs the housing benefits.

The benefits of housing delivery and windfall site development were outweighed by the unacceptable impact on highway safety caused by inadequate parking provision, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the NPPF taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SADM2Policy SADM12Policy SP9Policy SADM 11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 70Paragraph 9Paragraph 12Paragraph 11
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823

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