Planning appeal decision
The Grange, Frithsden Copse, Potten End, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, HP4 2RG
Planning appeal 3326747 at The Grange, Frithsden Copse, Potten End, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, HP4 2RG (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed on 14 February 2024 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of two storey side extension
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- HP4 2RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on trees
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the 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 proposed development
What decided it
The proposed extension would not be disproportionate to the original building and would be limited in extent relative to The Grange, therefore constituting permitted development in the Green Belt that accords with CS Policy CS5.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS5CS11CS12Saved Policy 99
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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