85 Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 3AQ

Planning appeal 3340628 at 85 Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 3AQ (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed on 4 November 2024 by Inspector Reid L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

2.5m wide extension to side of existing house and extension to rear to allow division to create additional dwellinghouse

Authority: Hertsmere Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Reid L
Postcode: EN6 3AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which engaged the tilted balance and meant that the moderate harm to character and appearance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery.

The moderate harm to the character and appearance of the area would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and contribution to housing supply when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) due to the Council's shortfall in five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy CS22Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy SADM30Policy SAMD3Policy CS16Policy CS17
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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