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Notice varied and upheld8 December 20253345662

Nash House, Dickinson Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9GT

Planning appeal 3345662 at Nash House, Dickinson Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9GT (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 8 December 2025 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether re-use of the community space as a flat would safeguard social infrastructure, having regard to Development Plan policy.

conversion of basement and community use to create 2 x new flats

Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hawkins S
Postcode
HP3 9GT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether re-use of the community space as a flat would safeguard social infrastructure, having regard to Development Plan policy.
  • Whether suitable living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the ground floor flat, having regard to outlook, privacy and noise and disturbance.

What decided it

The proposal fails to safeguard social infrastructure and would not provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers, conflicting with the Development Plan taken as a whole, and the negative consequences outweigh the modest housing benefit.

the modest contribution to housing delivery and small-scale economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the negative social and environmental consequences of loss of community facility and inadequate living conditions for future occupiers

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS23 of the Dacorum Core StrategySaved Policy 19 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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