Planning appeal decision
34 Kingsley Avenue, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN8 9PT
Planning appeal 3336249 at 34 Kingsley Avenue, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN8 9PT (Broxbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 March 2024 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the suitability of the amount of private amenity space.
for a retrospective planning application for an outbuilding into a habitable room to be used as ancillary to the main building
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- EN8 9PT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the suitability of the amount of private amenity space
- the impact upon parking
What decided it
The development would result in insufficient private amenity space for a four-bedroom dwelling, falling considerably short of the 80m² standard required by the Council's SPG.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EQ1TM5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115
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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