®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 29 Haydon Road, WATFORD, WD19 4DE
erection of a detached residential dwelling on land to the rear of 29 Haydon Road
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the sequential test for flood risk had been satisfied, combined with harm to character and appearance from the incongruous location and amount of development proposed, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling in an area with a chronic housing shortfall (2.25 years supply) were outweighed by the failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk and the harm to character and appearance of the area.
Framework references: 11, 168
Plan policies cited: Policy CS16 of the Hertsmere Local Plan Development Plan Document Core Strategy (2013), Policy CS22 of the Core Strategy, Policy CS12 of the Core Strategy, Policy SP1 of the Core Strategy, Policy SADM3 of the Local Plan, Policy SADM12 of the Local Plan, Policy SADM13 of the Local Plan, Policy SADM14 of the Local Plan, Policy SADM19 of the Local Plan, Policy SADM30 of the Local Plan
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.