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Land to the Rear of 21 to 32 Doverfield, Goffs Oak, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 5EL
Planning appeal 3319979 at Land to the Rear of 21 to 32 Doverfield, Goffs Oak, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 5EL (Broxbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 January 2024 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.
9 dwellings comprising 4no. 2 bed, 4no. 3 bed and 1no. 4 bed with associated access drive, parking, paths, landscaping and boundary gates and fences
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
- Postcode
- EN7 5EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on trees
- whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposed development
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision, even in the context of a shortfall in housing land supply.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, openness and countryside encroachment was not clearly outweighed by the significant weight given to housing delivery including affordable units and biodiversity net gain, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BLP Policy GB1BLP Policy NEB5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 82Paragraph 136Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
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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