Planning appeal decision
Land Adj 36 Garner Drive, Broxbourne, EN10 6AS
Planning appeal 3362296 at Land Adj 36 Garner Drive, Broxbourne, EN10 6AS (Broxbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2025 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the local area.
construction of a detached two-bedroom dwelling with amenity/garden space, cycle storage and refuse area
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- EN10 6AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the local area
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the street scene caused by the disruption of the building line and loss of green space outweighs the benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole, despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DSC1Policy ORC3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 78
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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