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Dismissed2 May 20253355387

Annex at Mollcroft, Hempstead Lane, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2RZ

Planning appeal 3355387 at Annex at Mollcroft, Hempstead Lane, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2RZ (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Warder S, 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 Framework and relevant development plan policies.

change of use for an existing detached residential annex building to a separate dwellinghouse

Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Warder S
Postcode
HP4 2RZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
  • 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 proposal

What decided it

The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would significantly reduce openness, and the other considerations, including the contribution to housing supply, do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm.

substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt; limited weight to the benefit of housing land supply and the absence of other harms; the balance does not tip in favour of the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS5CS1CS12CS25CS26
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 11Paragraph 58

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