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Dismissed18 December 20233327652

1 Tower Hill, Chipperfield, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 9LJ

Planning appeal 3327652 at 1 Tower Hill, Chipperfield, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 9LJ (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 December 2023 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies.

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Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Gilbert-Wooldridge T
Postcode
WD4 9LJ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS5Policy CS11Policy CS12Policy CS27Policy 22Appendix 7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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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