®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed11 February 20253349461
Stockingwood House, Pipers Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 1AQ
a two storey extension with accommodation within the roof space above existing single storey annexe
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Down K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the NPPF 2024 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposed development would amount to inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, such as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposed extensions would result in disproportionate additions to the original building and cause moderate harm to the openness of the Green Belt, with no very special circumstances identified to outweigh this harm.
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 13, Policy 72
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.