®Planning appeal decision
72 London Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9SD
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS12 of the Council's Core Strategy 2013, Saved Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 2004, Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document 2020
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.