®Planning appeal decision
72 London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9SD
Planning appeal 3347446 at 72 London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9SD (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 February 2025 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would make appropriate provision for car parking.
the construction of a residential studio at the rear of the building
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- HP3 9SD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would make appropriate provision for car parking
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, privacy and light
What decided it
The failure to provide appropriate car parking provision in an area of on-street parking stress, contrary to the Parking Standards SPD and Policy CS12, which constitutes considerable planning harm that outweighs the limited housing benefit.
The considerable harm from inadequate car parking provision outweighed the limited benefit of housing delivery and the neutral weight of acceptable living conditions and other matters.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS12 of the Council's Core Strategy 2013Saved Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 2004Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document 2020
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Dacorum
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
- Dismissed26 October 20266003892Bulbourne Wood, New Road, Northchurch, Berkhamsted, HP4 1LN
- Allowed14 October 20266006896Apsley Depot, Ebberns Road, Apsley, HP3 9RE
- Dismissed2 October 20266011489Plot HD587047 of Lot B2A, Upper Bourne End Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RR
- Dismissed13 July 2026600572287 Chambersbury Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8BD
- Dismissed22 April 2026600393963 Dunlin Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 6LY
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.