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Dismissed7 May 20253347524

Ponsbourne Park, Windmill Farm, Newgate Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8QU

Planning appeal 3347524 at Ponsbourne Park, Windmill Farm, Newgate Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8QU (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 7 May 2025 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

change of use from former horse menage - outdoor sports training area to outdoor swimming pool ancillary to residential dwelling house

Authority
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Astley-Serougi B
Postcode
SG13 8QU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • if the proposed development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that harms openness and character, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SADM 34Policy SP9Policy SADM16
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 216

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