Planning appeal decision
31 Cemetery Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1JF
Planning appeal 3344620 at 31 Cemetery Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1JF (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 September 2024 by Inspector Knight 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 local area.
a single storey front extension
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Knight A
- Postcode
- HP1 1JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and local area
- the living conditions of the occupants of 29 Cemetery Hill with particular reference to light and outlook
What decided it
The proposed extension would harmfully erode the visual symmetry and uniformity of the distinctive group of six identical semi-detached houses and would substantially reduce light and outlook to the neighbouring property.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS11Policy CS12Saved Appendix 7 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan (2004)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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