Land Lying to the South-East of Cupid Green Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 6HN

Planning appeal 3352778 at Land Lying to the South-East of Cupid Green Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 6HN (Dacorum Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 20 April 2026 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS5Policy CS7Policy CS1Policy CS25
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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