Planning appeal decision
1-31 Nightingale Walk, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7QX
Planning appeal 3334029 at 1-31 Nightingale Walk, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7QX (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed on 7 October 2024 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the external appearance of the building.
construction of one additional storey of new dwellinghouses above 1-12 and 26-31 Nightingale Walk to provide 6 new residential units (Class C3)
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- HP2 7QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the external appearance of the building
- the impact on the amenity of neighbouring premises including outlook, overlooking, privacy and loss of light
What decided it
The proposal satisfies the prior approval conditions under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the GPDO as the external appearance would be acceptable and sympathetic to local character, and the impact on neighbouring amenity in relation to outlook, overlooking, privacy and loss of light would be limited and acceptable.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 56
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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