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Dismissed4 March 20243322378

Woodside, Wildhill Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 6DN

Planning appeal 3322378 at Woodside, Wildhill Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 6DN (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2024 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
Postcode
AL9 6DN

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SADM34Policy SP9Policy SADM16Policy SP1Policy SP3Policy SADM1Policy SP4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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