®Planning appeal decision
23 Howards Drive, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire , HP1 3NE
Planning appeal 3338951 at 23 Howards Drive, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire , HP1 3NE (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 August 2024 by Inspector Catcheside E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
New dwelling
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Catcheside E
- Postcode
- HP1 3NE
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS11Policy CS12Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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