Sanam Troutstream Way, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4LA

Planning appeal 3352313 at Sanam Troutstream Way, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4LA (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 19 February 2025 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

installation of a pre-fabricated outbuilding

Authority: Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Moulton E
Postcode: WD3 4LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the appeal proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances identified to justify it, as the harm to the Green Belt and its openness is not clearly outweighed by any other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP11Policy DM2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 142Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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