®Planning appeal decision
Land Lying to the south-east of Cupid Green Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 6HN
Without planning permission, change of use to a mixed use of agricultural/carpentry with the erection of a large chicken coop, large greenhouse and a workshop principally used for carpentry business
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Goldberg V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- 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 development
What decided it
The cumulative weight of agricultural use, consistency with the established mixed-use character of the locality, and efficient land use outweighed the harm from inappropriateness in the Green Belt, establishing very special circumstances to justify the development.
Framework references: 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS7, Policy CS1, Policy CS25
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.