®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To Rose Cottage , River Hill, Flamstead, AL3 8DA
to replace double garage block and viewing deck over with a single bedroomed split level studio, viewing deck area and single garage
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wraight G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of the Conservation Area
- Whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Rose Cottage with regard to overlooking
- The effect of the proposal on protected species and habitats
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to openness and would cause less than substantial harm to the setting of the Conservation Area, and these harms are not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision, and reduced overlooking.
The substantial weight afforded to housing benefits and self-build provision did not outweigh the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt (inappropriate development), the significant weight given to harm to the Conservation Area setting, and the unresolved ecological matters; the balance tipped decisively against the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 152, 153, 154, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS12, Policy CS26, Policy CS27, Policy CS29
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.