Planning appeal decision
30 Kitsbury Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 3EA
Planning appeal 3361320 at 30 Kitsbury Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 3EA (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 May 2025 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal upon character, appearance and historic significance of the street scene within the Berkhamstead Conservation Area.
retention of existing replacement windows
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Marshall E
- Postcode
- HP4 3EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposal upon character, appearance and historic significance of the street scene within the Berkhamstead Conservation Area
What decided it
The replacement windows result in less than substantial harm to the Berkhamstead Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset, with no public benefits identified to outweigh this harm in accordance with NPPF paragraph 215.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy 2013 Policy CS11Core Strategy 2013 Policy CS12Core Strategy 2013 Policy CS27Local Plan 2004 saved Policy 120
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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