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Dismissed17 July 20253358069

40 Tower Hill, Chipperfield, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9LH

outline planning application, with all matters reserved aside from access, for the construction of three dwellings, and conversion of the existing building from two flats into a single dwelling

Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Catcheside E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to noise

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance caused by backland development that would be at odds with the prevailing linear pattern of development in the Tower Hill area could not be outweighed by the housing delivery benefits despite the significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply.

The significant positive weight attached to housing delivery given the housing land supply shortfall and moderate positive weight for economic and environmental benefits did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance, resulting in adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS11, Policy CS12, Policy CS26, Policy CS32, Saved Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Local Plan 1991-2011 Written Statement

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