®Planning appeal decision
8 High Road, Essendon, HATFIELD, AL9 6HW
a ground floor rear extension, installation of new dormer window to rear elevation, replacement of existing window reveal detailing, removal of existing front door and porch and installation of new window, reinstatement of original front door, replacement of timber windows to match original, blocking up existing window on side elevation at first floor level, alterations to window sizes on rear elevation at first floor level, installation of Velux rooflight and internal alterations
- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Winnard K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and area, having regard to its conservation area status
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be outweighed by other considerations to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm that is not outweighed by other considerations, and it would fail to preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area, resulting in less than substantial heritage harm that cannot be justified by public benefits.
Framework references: 135, 203, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy SADM34, Policy SP9, Policy SADM15
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.