®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Dixons Wharf, Wilstone, Tring
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
Framework references: 11, 84, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS2, Policy CS7, Policy CS11(f), Policy CS12(f), Policy CS12(g), Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan (2004)
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.