®Planning appeal decision
Land South of 111 Burnham Green Road, Burnham Green, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0NH
infill development consisting of two new houses, garden, parking provision, landscaping, the laying of services, and the creation of an access within the site
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gardner L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies, with particular regard to whether the site represents a suitable location for housing
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by development of an important open gap in the rural village context outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and other considerations in the planning balance.
The significant harm to character and appearance was assigned significant weight and outweighed the moderate weight given to housing delivery benefits and cumulative benefits including biodiversity net gain and grey belt development, with adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy GBR1, Policy INT1, Policy DPS2, Policy TRA1, Policy VILL3, Policy DES4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.