®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed4 November 20253366275
Land to the West of Elm Farm Crouch Lane, Goffs Oak, Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN7 6TH
‘Proposed development of a single detached house with associated access and parking.’
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tinsley F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety with regard to the proposed site access arrangements
- the effect of the proposed development on setting of Elm Farm and Elm Farm Garage, both of which are Grade II Listed Buildings
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no exception applying, and the limited positive considerations advanced do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, meaning very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy TM2, Policy TM4
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