®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed4 March 20243322378
Woodside, Wildhill Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 6DN
the demolition of stables and the erection of one detached dwelling to enable restoration of the Walled Garden
- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Allen K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to local and national policy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development, having regard to local and national policy
- whether any 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 harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, given substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including the restoration of the walled garden, such that very special circumstances did not exist.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy SADM34, Policy SP9, Policy SADM16, Policy SP1, Policy SP3, Policy SADM1, Policy SP4
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