®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed4 August 20253367304
Cleft Oak Cottage, Hollybush Close, Potten End, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2SN
demolition of existing side garage and rear extension and construction of single storey side and rear extensions and two storey front and rear extensions, front porch and associated works
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Down K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the NPPF 2024 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area
- The effect on the living conditions of occupiers of Holly Cottage with regard to light
- If the proposed development would amount to inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, such as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm through disproportionate additions and loss of openness, with no very special circumstances to justify it.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: CS5, CS11, CS12, Policy 22, Appendix 3
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.