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Dismissed18 August 20253365303

40 Pancake Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4NQ

Planning appeal 3365303 at 40 Pancake Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4NQ (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 August 2025 by Inspector Lo S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 3 is necessary and appropriate, having regard to the independent occupation of the granny annexe.

the Construction of Granny Annexe

Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Lo S
Postcode
HP2 4NQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 3 is necessary and appropriate, having regard to the independent occupation of the granny annexe

What decided it

The condition remains necessary and appropriate because independent occupation would harm the established character of the area and provide poor standards of accommodation and access, contrary to the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh that conflict.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS1CS4CS8CS9CS11CS12CS29
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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