Planning appeal decision
Martlets The Common, Chipperfield, Kings Langley, WD4 9BS
Planning appeal 3341878 at Martlets The Common, Chipperfield, Kings Langley, WD4 9BS (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2024 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Chipperfield Conservation Area and its effect on the significance of a non-designated heritage asset.
part single, part two storey side and rear extension and conversion of the dwelling into two cottages without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/00887/FUL dated 1 September 2020
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- WD4 9BS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Chipperfield Conservation Area and its effect on the significance of a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The proposed taller dormer windows would harm the character and appearance of the Chipperfield Conservation Area and the significance of the non-designated heritage asset by disrupting the fenestration rhythm of the terrace, and no public benefits were demonstrated to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS12CS27
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 208
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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