Planning appeal decision
1 Desborough Drive, Tewin Wood, Tewin, Welwyn, Herts, AL6 0HQ
Planning appeal 3323561 at 1 Desborough Drive, Tewin Wood, Tewin, Welwyn, Herts, AL6 0HQ (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 13 March 2024 by Inspector Fallon R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order.
described on the application form as “Single storey rear extension
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Fallon R
- Postcode
- AL6 0HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if so, the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the development would not harm Tree Preservation Order protected trees, conflicting with Policy DES3 and NPPF paragraph 136, outweighed the acceptable Green Belt assessment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DES3Policy GBR1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 136Paragraph 154
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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