®Planning appeal decision
Land North East of Lower Road, Great Amwell, SG12 9SZ
undertake landscaping and building works to a vacant plot of land to create equestrian facilities. The proposals will include a new
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hickey A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the Public Right of Way (PROW)
- whether any other matters weigh significantly either for or against the development
- if the development is inappropriate, 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 development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm from inappropriate development and loss of openness, combined with harm to character and appearance and failure to provide biodiversity net gain, was not clearly outweighed by the limited private benefits of the scheme, such that very special circumstances did not exist.
Framework references: 142, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy GBR1, Policy DES2, Policy DES3, Policy DES4, Policy NE2, Policy NE3, Policy CFLR6, Policy CFLR3, Policy CC1, Policy CC2, Policy WAT4
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.