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Allowed21 October 20253365474

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

Planning appeal 3365474 at Land South of Nettleden Road and North of Potten End Hill, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 3BN (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed on 21 October 2025 by Inspector Chamberlain G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would conserve and enhance the Chiltern National Landscape.

‘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
Postcode
HP1 3BN

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS24Policy CS25Policy CS27Policy 97Policy DP1Policy DP2Policy EP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 184Paragraph 189

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