®Planning appeal decision
Flopsy Wood Community Project Cic, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon, EN11 8LS
Planning appeal 3339195 at Flopsy Wood Community Project Cic, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon, EN11 8LS (Broxbourne Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 November 2025 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the canopies would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
without planning permission, the erection of two wooden buildings
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- EN11 8LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the canopies would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on the nature conservation interest of the site
- if the canopies are inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the developments
What decided it
Canopy B was permitted because it did not result in disproportionate additions to the original building and caused no unacceptable harm to character, appearance or nature conservation; canopy A was refused because it resulted in unacceptable harm to character and appearance and could not be adequately mitigated for nature conservation interests.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy DSC1Policy DSC11Policy NEB1Policy NEB2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
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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