®Planning appeal decision
1 Tower Hill, Chipperfield, KINGS LANGLEY, Hertfordshire, WD4 9LJ
2 storey side extension and associated alterations
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the significance of Chipperfield Conservation Area and the locally listed building at 1 Tower Hill
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of its inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would cause substantial harm to the Green Belt through its inappropriateness and effect on openness, combined with significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and less than substantial harm to the conservation area, which were not clearly outweighed by the minimal public benefits identified.
Framework references: 11, 130, 137, 147, 148, 149, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS11, Policy CS12, Policy CS27, Policy 22, Appendix 7
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.