Planning appeal decision
14 Kingsdon Lane, Harlow, Please Select, CM17 9AB
Planning appeal 3330138 at 14 Kingsdon Lane, Harlow, Please Select, CM17 9AB (Harlow District Council) was allowed on 5 August 2024 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a single detached dwelling
- Authority
- Harlow District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- CM17 9AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the setting of a Local Wildlife Site
- the 'Other Open Space' designation of the appeal site
What decided it
The retention of the majority of the planted boundaries, which would preserve the character and appearance of the street scene and maintain the ecological buffer for the Local Wildlife Site, while allowing development that complies with the relevant development plan policies.
Although the proposal would conflict with the development plan when read as a whole, there were no sufficiently weighted material considerations, including the Framework, which would indicate a decision otherwise, and the appeal was allowed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PL6Policy PL1Policy H2Policy PL9Principle DG28 of the Harlow Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
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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