Greymantle, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0HF

Planning appeal 3318140 at Greymantle, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0HF (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2025 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether planning permission is granted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 at Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E.

construction of two outbuildings

Authority: Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hawkins S
Postcode: HP3 0HF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether planning permission is granted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 at Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E
Appeal B: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The outbuildings would exceed the 3-metre height limit applicable under Class E of the GPDO (Appeal A) and would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area through their substantial increase in height and scale (Appeal B).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS10 Dacorum Core StrategyPolicy CS12 Dacorum Core StrategyPolicy 99 Dacorum Local Plan

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