®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed11 July 20253361864
Little Paddock Frithsden Copse, Potten End, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2RG
Erection of detached outbuilding
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Gee R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- if it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The cumulative effect of the proposed extension with existing extensions would result in a 97% increase in floorspace of the original building, constituting disproportionate additions that cannot be justified by the other considerations advanced.
Framework references: 11, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013)
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.