®Planning appeal decision
Oak House, Loudwater Lane, Loudwater, Hertfordshire, WD3 4AW
Planning appeal 3358218 at Oak House, Loudwater Lane, Loudwater, Hertfordshire, WD3 4AW (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 24 July 2025 by Inspector Bowden N, 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 including the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.
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
- Postcode
- WD3 4AW
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP11DM2CP1DM1DM3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 153Paragraph 215
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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