®Planning appeal decision
112 New Park Drive, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4QW
2 duplex flats within residential rear garden development
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for the occupiers of the proposed dwellings, with particular regard to external space and waste storage arrangements
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, specifically 112, 112a, 112b and 110 New Park Drive and 37, 39 and 41 Masons Road, with regard to outlook, loss of sunlight and daylight and loss of privacy
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with regard to the adequacy of the access and parking arrangements
What decided it
The adverse effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, living conditions of neighbouring property 112b, and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
the adverse environmental impacts on character, appearance, and living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11, 60, 74, 131, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy CS10, Policy CS11, Policy CS12, Policy CS8, Appendix 3, Policy 51, Policy 54
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.