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Dismissed20 May 20243325142

Land Rear of 29 Haydon Road, Watford, WD19 4DE

Planning appeal 3325142 at Land Rear of 29 Haydon Road, Watford, WD19 4DE (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 May 2024 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.

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
Postcode
WD19 4DE

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS16 of the Hertsmere Local Plan Development Plan Document Core Strategy (2013)Policy CS22 of the Core StrategyPolicy CS12 of the Core StrategyPolicy SP1 of the Core StrategyPolicy SADM3 of the Local PlanPolicy SADM12 of the Local PlanPolicy SADM13 of the Local PlanPolicy SADM14 of the Local PlanPolicy SADM19 of the Local PlanPolicy SADM30 of the Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 168

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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