®Planning appeal decision
Land adjancet to The Old Brickworks, Spring Garden Lane, Northchurch, Herts, HP4 3GY
Without planning permission, the erection of 2.1 metre high palisade fencing along the south-western boundary on Two Ponds Lane, and erection of 2.5 metre high palisade fencing and gates (to enclose new vehicular access) adjacent to the south-eastern boundary on the corner of Spring Garden Lane and Two Ponds Lane; engineering works incorporating excavation of, and laying of hardcore on the land, and creation of new hardcore laid area in the eastern part of the land
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harwood A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including the effect upon openness and the purposes of the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether other considerations clearly outweigh any harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the character and appearance of the Chilterns National Landscape, which other considerations do not clearly outweigh, means very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and harm to the character and appearance of the National Landscape outweighs the limited weight attributed to security and operational benefits, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Plan policies cited: CS5, CS24, CS25, CS1, CS27
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.