Highfield House, Roe Green Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 0FP

Planning appeal 3353922 at Highfield House, Roe Green Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 0FP (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was allowed on 23 January 2025 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that removing condition 17 would have on the interests of tackling climate change and creating sustainable development.

Erection of a 2 storey (plus loft) building to provide 16 two-bedroom (4 person) residential units together with provision for 20 car parking spaces to the rear, a bicycle store to the rear for 10 bicycles and a bin store fronting on to Roe Green Lane, following demolition of two existing dwellings without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 6/2016/0345/MAJ, dated 16 March 2016

Authority: Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Pannell G
Postcode: AL10 0FP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect that removing condition 17 would have on the interests of tackling climate change and creating sustainable development

What decided it

The development as built achieves greater carbon emission reductions (31.83%) through efficient gas heating than the originally proposed design with solar panels (12.17%), demonstrating that the sustainability objectives of the condition can be met through alternative means.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SD1 of the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005Policy SP10 of the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Local Plan 2016-2036Policy SADM13 of the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Local Plan 2016-2036

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