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Glencoe Villa, Snailswell Lane, Ickleford, Hitchin, SG5 3TS
Planning appeal 3321454 at Glencoe Villa, Snailswell Lane, Ickleford, Hitchin, SG5 3TS (North Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 13 December 2023 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary with regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
the erection of one detached four-bedroom dwelling with associated access, car parking and hard and soft landscaping following the demolition of existing structures and hardstanding without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/00172/FP, dated 28 March 2022
- Authority
- North Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- SG5 3TS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary with regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the revised design upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by any other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed dwelling's greater visual impact on Green Belt openness due to its scale, bulk and massing, combined with significant harm to character and appearance through incongruous roof design, could not be clearly outweighed by other considerations to demonstrate very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP5Policy SP9Policy D1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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