®Planning appeal decision
Blessed Cuthbert Mayne Rc School, Clover Way, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 3EA
demolition of the existing school building and construction of new replacement school building with MUGA, all weather pitch, landscaping and parking
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Bowden N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would result in unacceptable levels of visual intrusion to the residents of homes on Betjeman Way
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of Clover Way by reason of noise and disturbance with particular regard to the use of the All Weather Pitch outside school hours
What decided it
The site's established lawful use as a school with unrestricted hours of operation, combined with the substantial separation distance from residential properties and the imposition of conditions controlling noise and hours of use, meant the adverse effects on neighbours were not so substantial as to warrant refusal.
Framework references: 8
Plan policies cited: CS12
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