®Planning appeal decision
Cottage Farm, Redhall Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 4LT
demolition of the existing built form and the erection of three detached dwellings, garages and associated landscaping
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reid L
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, including the effect on openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for affordable housing
- 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 substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt caused by the consolidation of development and the increased spatial and visual presence of three two-storey houses was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing provision, affordable housing contribution, and biodiversity net gain.
The substantial weight given to the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the significant weight afforded to housing benefits, the off-site affordable housing contribution, and biodiversity net gain, together with moderate weight for economic and social benefits, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.
Framework references: 154, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP11 of the Core Strategy 2011, Policy DM2 of the Development Management Policies Local Development Document 2013, Policy CP4 of the Core Strategy
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.