®Planning appeal decision
Land Between 84 & 108 Ragged Hall Lane, Chiswell Green, St Albans, AL2 3LD
Planning appeal 3320280 at Land Between 84 & 108 Ragged Hall Lane, Chiswell Green, St Albans, AL2 3LD (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 9 October 2023 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of seven family detached houses and associated matters
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- AL2 3LD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the 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 proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with significant impacts on openness, and the moderate weight of housing and other benefits does not clearly outweigh this substantial harm, so very special circumstances do not exist.
The moderate weight of housing delivery and other benefits does not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness, so the appeal is dismissed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 143a
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 81Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v SoS and Gravesham Borough Council [2015]
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.