®Planning appeal decision
32 Strangeways Close, Watford , Hertfordshire, WD17 4SP
erection of 3 number 3 bedrooms semi-detached homes, 1 number 3 bedroom terrace home and 1 number 5 bedroom semi-detached home with appropriate parking
- Authority
- Watford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hickey A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of 57 Strangeways Close and Nos. 99-105 Courtlands Drive, with particular regard to privacy and outlook
- protected species and biodiversity
- highway safety
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to daylight and sunlight
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, highway safety, and biodiversity, when weighed against moderate housing benefits, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits even with the housing shortfall.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery were outweighed by substantial harm to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, highway safety, and biodiversity; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy QD6.2, Policy QD6.4, Policy CC8.5, Policy ST11.6, Policy NE9.1, Policy NE9.2, Policy NE9.8
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]; Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.