®Planning appeal decision
112 New Park Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4QW
Planning appeal 3337305 at 112 New Park Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4QW (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 July 2024 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
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
- Postcode
- HP2 4QW
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS10Policy CS11Policy CS12Policy CS8Appendix 3Policy 51Policy 54
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 74Paragraph 131Paragraph 135
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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