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Allowed8 April 20253347012

Downs Barns, Bygrave, Baldock, SG7 5EE

Planning appeal 3347012 at Downs Barns, Bygrave, Baldock, SG7 5EE (North Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 8 April 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the relevant development plan policies, the provisions of the Framework and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt.

the erection of four link-detached three-bedroom dwellings with garaging following the demolition of the existing commercial storage buildings

Authority
North Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
De Freitas Terceiro P
Postcode
SG7 5EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the relevant development plan policies, the provisions of the Framework and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The delivery of one additional dwelling on previously developed land in the context of a significant housing supply shortfall outweighs the limited harm to character and appearance.

The considerable benefits of housing delivery on previously developed land outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP5Policy SP9Policy D1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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