®Planning appeal decision
39 Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1PA
a detached two-bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wood T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether suitable mitigation has been ensured to prevent unacceptable effects on a protected site
- The effects of the proposal on the character of the area and neighbours
- The effects of the proposal in relation to car parking
What decided it
The absence of a secured planning obligation to mitigate effects on the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation, combined with unacceptable harm to the character of the area and significant overbearing effects on neighbouring properties, meant the proposal could not be approved even under the tilted balance.
The limited benefit of providing one new home was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by considerable environmental harm to a protected site, character of the area, and neighbouring amenity, such that the proposal was not sustainable development despite the tilted balance being engaged.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS26, Policy CS10, Policy CS11, Policy CS12, Policy CS8
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.