®Planning appeal decision
Oak House, Loudwater Lane, Loudwater, Hertfordshire, WD3 4AW
new out building granny annex single bed accommodation to allow for separate facilities for care of frail elderly family member
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bowden N
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 including the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Outer Loudwater Conservation Area (OLCA)
- Whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt through disproportionate addition to the original dwelling, combined with less than substantial harm to the conservation area character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the fallback position, the Unilateral Undertaking, or the social benefits of elderly care accommodation.
Framework references: 154, 153, 215
Plan policies cited: CP11, DM2, CP1, DM1, DM3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.