Planning appeal decision
9 The Grove, Radlett, WD7 7NF
Planning appeal 3319184 at 9 The Grove, Radlett, WD7 7NF (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 September 2023 by Inspector Deane G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area, bearing in mind the statutory test for conservation areas.
to install a new 1.5m high gate, set back 1.0m from the property line (road)
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Deane G
- Postcode
- WD7 7NF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area, bearing in mind the statutory test for conservation areas
What decided it
The proposed gate would be a discordant, obtrusive and uncharacteristic addition to the conservation area that would fail to preserve its distinctive verdant and informal character, and no public benefits were identified to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS22 of the Hertsmere Local Plan: Core StrategyPolicy SADM30 of the Site Allocations Development Management Policies PlanThe Radlett Plan 2020-2036
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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