Land south of Nettleden Road and north of Potten End Hill, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 3BN

‘Change of use from agricultural land to Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANG), together with a vehicular access, car park, paths, fencing and landscaping’

Authority: Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Chamberlain G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would conserve and enhance the Chiltern National Landscape
The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity, with particular reference to Heizdin's Wood, which is an ancient wood, local wildlife site and irreplaceable habitat
The effect of the proposed development on the significance of designated heritage assets

What decided it

The substantial net benefits to landscape character, biodiversity and public access, combined with effective mitigation of identified harms, outweighed the less than substantial harm to heritage assets and loss of agricultural land.

Framework references: 11, 184, 189

Plan policies cited: Policy CS24, Policy CS25, Policy CS27, Policy 97, Policy DP1, Policy DP2, Policy EP3

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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