®Planning appeal decision
The Piggeries, Benington Road, Walkern, Herts, SG2 7HX
the erection of a rural worker's dwelling to replace existing mobile home
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, 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 proposal
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for the rural worker's dwelling or that no suitable alternative accommodation existed, so the substantial Green Belt harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The limited weight given to the housing supply shortfall, the mobile home occupation and other considerations did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, so very special circumstances were not made out.
Framework references: 11, 84, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy GBR1, Policy HOU5, Policy 10
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.