®Planning appeal decision
Alpine Press , Station Road, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire , WD4 8LF
construction of mixed use scheme comprising 244 sqm of retail space (Class E(a)), 36 flats (16 x one bed, 20 x two bed), associated access, car parking, bin and cycle storage and landscaping
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the street scene in Station Road
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the benefits of housing delivery on previously developed land adjacent to the railway station significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest harm to the street scene.
The modest adverse impacts on the street scene were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of making effective use of land to boost housing supply on previously developed land in a location with good access to services and facilities adjacent to the railway station, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.
Framework references: 11, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy CP12 of the Core Strategy (2011), Policy DM1 of the Development Management Policies (2013), Appendix 2 of the Development Management Policies (2013), Policy CP4 of the Core Strategy
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.