®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to No. 1 Gade Bank, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, WD3 3GD
a two-storey dwelling with associated landscaping
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce J
- Postcode
- WD3 3GD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the Framework
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if it is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
- whether the proposal includes adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt which causes substantial harm to openness and fails to meet very special circumstances, and Green Belt protection policies provide a clear reason for refusal notwithstanding the shortfall in housing land supply.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited housing benefit and associated social and economic benefits, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 154, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP11 of the Core Strategy (2011), Policy DM2 of the Development Management Policies Local Development Document (2013), Policy CP4 of the Core Strategy (2011)
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.