®Planning appeal decision
23 Howards Drive, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, Hertfordshire , HP1 3NE
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Catcheside E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would provide an adequate standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to the outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The significant and long-lasting harms to character and appearance and the inadequate standard of accommodation, particularly the insufficient outdoor amenity space, demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of a single dwelling in an area with a housing land supply shortfall.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising significant harm to character and appearance and inadequate outdoor amenity space, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of delivering one additional dwelling and associated social and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS11, Policy CS12, Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011
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.