®Planning appeal decision
189 Boundary Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4EJ
Planning appeal 3323609 at 189 Boundary Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4EJ (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 5 February 2024 by Inspector Catcheside E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed new dwelling would provide an adequate standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to the size of the internal accommodation.
erection of a single storey, part two storey rear extension with subdivision of plot to facilitate creation of end of terrace dwelling
- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Catcheside E
- Postcode
- AL7 4EJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed new dwelling would provide an adequate standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to the size of the internal accommodation
- the effect of the development on the availability of on-street car parking space, with particular regard to highway safety and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of inadequate internal accommodation standards and increased on-street parking pressure significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of delivering a single dwelling in circumstances where the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The adverse impacts of inadequate accommodation standards and parking pressure, to which significant weight was attached, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited social and economic benefits of a single dwelling, despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SADM 11Policy SP 9Policy SP 10Policy SADM 12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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