®Planning appeal decision
Land Between Exan Car Repair Workshop and Railway Line, Bushey Hall Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2EB
Planning appeal 3345629 at Land Between Exan Car Repair Workshop and Railway Line, Bushey Hall Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2EB (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 June 2025 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on: i.) the character and appearance of the site and the street scene; ii.) living conditions of neighbouring occupiers; iii.) highway safety; iv.) trees and landscaping; v.) ecology; vi.) the risk of localised flooding; and vii.) land and ground water contamination.
Without planning permission, the use of land for storage and distribution, including waste transfer, with associated installation of boundary fencing and partitioning walls, ports cabins and hardstanding
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- WD23 2EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on: i.) the character and appearance of the site and the street scene; ii.) living conditions of neighbouring occupiers; iii.) highway safety; iv.) trees and landscaping; v.) ecology; vi.) the risk of localised flooding; and vii.) land and ground water contamination
What decided it
The cumulative failure to demonstrate compliance with development plan policies on design quality, amenity protection, highway safety, environmental protection and the absence of necessary technical assessments to address material planning considerations rendered the development unacceptable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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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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