®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed18 July 20253318140
Greymantle, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 0HF
construction of two outbuildings
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
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).
Plan policies cited: Policy CS10 Dacorum Core Strategy, Policy CS12 Dacorum Core Strategy, Policy 99 Dacorum Local Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.