®Planning appeal decision
Glenwood Harthall Lane, Kings Langley, WD4 8JN
Planning appeal 3363616 at Glenwood Harthall Lane, Kings Langley, WD4 8JN (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2025 by Inspector Leigh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework, including consideration of openness effects.
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
- Postcode
- WD4 8JN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP2Policy DM2Policy CP1Policy CP12Policy DM1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 12
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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