®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to No. 1 Gade Bank, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, WD3 3GD
Planning appeal 3327431 at Land Adjacent to No. 1 Gade Bank, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, WD3 3GD (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2024 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the Framework.
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- 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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 11
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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