®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Old Hale Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 0SA
altered vehicular access to facilitate the use of land as a community car park together with the installation of new gates and fencing and associated landscaping
- Authority
- North Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dring G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan including whether openness would be preserved and the effect on the purposes of including land within the Green Belt
- whether the proposed development would promote sustainable modes of travel
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- if the proposal would comprise inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations that would 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 reduce openness and fail to safeguard the countryside from encroachment, and the other considerations put forward do not clearly outweigh this harm to constitute very special circumstances.
Framework references: 11, 143, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy SP5, Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy T1
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.