Planning appeal decision
Land Adj. to No. 26 Station Road, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2EY
Planning appeal 3333363 at Land Adj. to No. 26 Station Road, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2EY (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed on 14 October 2024 by Inspector Moulton E, 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 with particular regard to its location in the Berkhamsted Conservation Area.
a detached dwelling house
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- HP4 2EY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to its location in the Berkhamsted Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to the loss of informal parking
- The integrity of the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC
What decided it
The planning obligation securing mitigation contributions for the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC, combined with the absence of material harm to character, appearance and highway safety, justified allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS11Appendix 3Policy 120Policy 51
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115Paragraph 186
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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