®Planning appeal decision
Standelfield, Standhill Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9AE
two detached four-bedroom dwellings together with associated vehicular access and car parking, private gardens, hard and soft landscaping, and private footpaths; and alterations to the existing dwelling including works to the existing two-storey bay window on the south-east facing elevation and the insertion of new windows to the south-west and north-east facing elevations
- Authority
- North Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The considerable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the scale, proximity to the road boundary and dominance of the proposed dwellings significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and sustainable design, even with the council unable to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of housing delivery, biodiversity net gain, sustainable construction and efficient land use were afforded considerable weight given the local housing supply position, but the considerable harm to character and appearance and poor design in this particular context significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits under paragraph 11d of the NPPF
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: SP9, D1
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