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Allowed22 October 20243341182

Brocksfield Stables, Homerswood Lane, Welwyn, AL6 9AD

Planning appeal 3341182 at Brocksfield Stables, Homerswood Lane, Welwyn, AL6 9AD (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was allowed on 22 October 2024 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development within the Green Belt.

the change of use of existing stables with external alterations to form a four bedroom detached dwelling with associated car parking and use of existing vehicular access

Authority
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Eggleton P
Postcode
AL6 9AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development within the Green Belt
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the site represents an accessible location for a dwelling

What decided it

The re-use of an existing building on previously developed land, combined with the housing shortfall and the enclosed, well-screened nature of the site, outweighed the conflict with the Framework's isolated dwellings policy and the site's poor accessibility by non-car modes.

The benefits of housing delivery and the re-use of an existing building on previously developed land outweighed the harm from poor accessibility by non-car modes and conflict with the Framework's isolated dwellings policy

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SADM 34Policy SP 9Policy SADM 16Policy SP 1Policy SP 24Policy SADM 1Policy SADM 2iiiPolicy SADM 3Policy SP 10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 155Paragraph 84Paragraph 11

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