®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Upper Green Road, Upper Green Road, Tewin, Hertfordshire, AL6 0LH
erection of 4no three bedroom detached bungalows together with creating two new vehicular accesses
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gee R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness is not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery and local economic contribution.
The substantial weight afforded to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness and loss of openness) was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight of benefits (housing supply, bungalow provision, local economic contribution and support for rural services), such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy DPS2, Policy VILL2, Policy GBR1, Policy DES2, Policy DES4
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.