®Planning appeal decision
162-164 High St, Rickmansworth, herts, WD3 1BA
Without planning permission the material change of use of the Land from its use as 2 dwellinghouses (Nos. 162 and 164 High Street), to its use as a single dwellinghouse incorporating internal structural and other alterations, changes to external fenestration and the removal of a boundary enclosure in rear garden land
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harwood A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether at the date the notice was issued, enforcement action could be taken with respect to the development enforced against (ground d)
- the effect of the development on the supply of housing within Rickmansworth and the district as a whole
- the planning balance of adverse impacts and any benefits of the proposed development
What decided it
The loss of a dwelling in a sustainable, well-serviced urban location contrary to development plan housing policies, combined with the council's inability to demonstrate 5 years' housing land supply, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The adverse impacts of granting permission (loss of housing supply in a sustainable location, inefficient use of land, conflict with development plan policies) significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits (improved accessibility and higher standard of accommodation), when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Strategy Policy PSP1, Core Strategy Policy CP2, Site Allocations Local Development Document Policy SA1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.