®Planning appeal decision
Oak Cottage , Bourne End Lane, Bourne End , HP1 2RL
an ‘outline planning application for construction of 4 dwellings on infill plot within the village
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Allen K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to local and national policy
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether safe and suitable access to the site could be provided
- 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 Green Belt arising from inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with harm to character and appearance and undetermined highway safety impacts, is not clearly outweighed by the housing supply benefit and other modest considerations.
The considerable positive weight given to housing supply contribution and limited positive weight to other benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness and loss of openness) and other harm to character and appearance, therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS2, Policy CS5, Policy CS8, Policy CS10, Policy CS11, Policy CS12, Policy CS13, Saved Policy 51, Saved Policy 54
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.