®Planning appeal decision
Glenwood Harthall Lane, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8JN
demolition of existing dwelling, construction of two new detached dwellings
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leigh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework, including consideration of openness effects
- the effect on character and appearance
- whether any 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 the proposal in the Green Belt
What decided it
The proposals constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and moderate harm to character and appearance, which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations including the modest contribution to housing supply and fallback schemes.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, together with moderate harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including limited weight for fallback positions and limited weight for housing supply contribution, so very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 154, 155, 110, 115, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy CP2, Policy DM2, Policy CP1, Policy CP12, Policy DM1
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.