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Allowed17 July 20253354712

Blyth Farm, Rock Cottage, Gypsy Lane, Hazel End, Hertfordshire, CM23 1HA

Planning appeal 3354712 at Blyth Farm, Rock Cottage, Gypsy Lane, Hazel End, Hertfordshire, CM23 1HA (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 17 July 2025 by Inspector Jarvis P, 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 relevant development plan policies.

Replacement dwelling

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jarvis P
Postcode
CM23 1HA

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 relevant development plan policies
  • Whether sufficient information has been provided with regard to the noise impact of the air source heat pump
  • If inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, such as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal qualified as appropriate development under Framework paragraph 154(g) because, despite being materially larger, it would not cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GBR1Policy EQ2Policy DES4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154(d)Paragraph 154(g)Paragraph 56Paragraph 57
Judgments
R. (On the Application of Heath and Hampstead Society) v Camden LBC [2008] EWCA Civ 193; Surrey Homes Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment CO/1273/2000; Northavon DC v Secretary of State for the Environment [1993] J.P.L. 761

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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