Land off Booth Close, Holloways Lane, Welham Green, Hatfield, AL9 7NW

the erection of a single-storey 2-bedroom bungalow

Authority: Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Westbrook J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed bungalow on the character and appearance of the area around Booths Close, Holloways Lane and Skimpans Close
The effect of the proposed bungalow on highway safety along Booths Close

What decided it

The proposal's harm to the character and appearance of the area and to highway safety, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefit of one additional dwelling even under the tilted balance.

The adverse impacts resulting from the proposal significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of just one extra dwelling

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SP9, Policy SADM11, Policy SADM2, Policy 5 of the Hertfordshire Local Transport Plan 2017

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