®Planning appeal decision
Martlets, The Common, Chipperfield , Herts, WD4 9BS
the replacement of approved parking area to the side of the dwellings with new parking area to the front
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and in particular whether it would preserve or conserve the Chipperfield Conservation Area
- if the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the great weight afforded to the less than substantial harm to the Chipperfield Conservation Area were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, including the fallback position, so as to constitute the very special circumstances required to justify inappropriate development.
Framework references: 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS12, Policy CS27
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.