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Allowed18 August 20253360073

Land North Of Dixons Wharf, Wilstone, Tring

Planning appeal 3360073 at Land North Of Dixons Wharf, Wilstone, Tring (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed on 18 August 2025 by Inspector Pattison B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas and the accessibility of the site to services, employment opportunities and facilities.

Outline planning application for a residential scheme of up to 9 Self- Build plots, sustainable urban drainage (SuDs), and associated works. All matters are reserved except for access

Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pattison B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas and the accessibility of the site to services, employment opportunities and facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's severe shortfall in five-year housing land supply (1.03 years) and unmet self-build housing demand engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of the scheme were found to clearly outweigh the identified harms.

the substantial benefits of the scheme, comprising the provision of self-build housing and various economic, biodiversity and social benefits, clearly outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the settlement strategy, so the adverse effects did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS7Policy CS11(f)Policy CS12(f)Policy CS12(g)Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan (2004)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 110
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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