Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 21 & 23 Crossfield Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0HL
Planning appeal 3317730 at Land to the Rear of 21 & 23 Crossfield Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0HL (Broxbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 January 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether an application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 may be used to vary a condition to permit development that differs from the description of development in the original planning permission.
demolition of existing detached garage and shed and erection of two one bedroom semi-detached bungalows without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 07/21/0250/F, dated 6 December 2021
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
- Postcode
- EN11 0HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether an application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 may be used to vary a condition to permit development that differs from the description of development in the original planning permission
What decided it
An application under section 73 cannot be used to vary a condition in a manner that would require a change to the description of development, and a fresh planning application is required to increase the number of bedrooms.
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