®Planning appeal decision
Hill House Wills Grove, London, NW7 1QL
Planning appeal 3330398 at Hill House Wills Grove, London, NW7 1QL (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 3 May 2024 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
the reinstatement of tennis court in rear garden
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- NW7 1QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the woodland landscape character being a woodland subject to Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and the Mill Hill Conservation Area (MHCA)
- The effect of the proposal on the Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and associated biodiversity matters
- Whether any harm found to the Green Belt is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances to justify it
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness, and the harm to the Green Belt is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS7DM15G2D3G7HC1CSNPPFCS1DM01DM06G6DM16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 208Paragraph 152Paragraph 153
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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