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Allowed20 January 20253343543

Potters Bar Station Car Park, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar , EN6 1AU

Planning appeal 3343543 at Potters Bar Station Car Park, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar , EN6 1AU (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed on 20 January 2025 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area.

the redevelopment of the existing site to provide residential development (Use Class C3) with commercial space at ground floor (Class E) with associated amenity space, car parking, cycle storage and landscaping

Authority
Hertsmere Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Price A
Postcode
EN6 1AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area
  • whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of Grade II listed building, Wyllyotts Manor

What decided it

The severe shortage of housing land supply (1.36 years) and the substantial public benefits of delivering 55 dwellings on a previously developed, sustainable site outweighed the less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting.

The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building Wyllyotts Manor was outweighed by the substantial public benefits of housing delivery (55 dwellings addressing a 1.36-year supply), employment and economic benefits, and optimisation of a previously developed site in a sustainable location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS22Policy SADM30Policy CS14Policy SADM29
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215

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