Planning appeal decision
Lane Croft Perrywood Lane, Watton At Stone, Hertford, SG14 3RB
Planning appeal 3318075 at Lane Croft Perrywood Lane, Watton At Stone, Hertford, SG14 3RB (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 26 September 2023 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
a single storey rear extension to existing dwelling incorporating a partial basement area
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellis D
- Postcode
- SG14 3RB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- If it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The cumulative harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GBR1
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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