Tudor Lodge, Ringshall Drive, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, HP4 1NU

Planning appeal 3369299 at Tudor Lodge, Ringshall Drive, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, HP4 1NU (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 19 December 2025 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the locality having particular regard to the site's location in the Rural Area, within the Chilterns National Landscape and within the setting of heritage assets.

the erection of a single storey garden room and a two bay car port with side store in the curtilage of a listed building

Authority: Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Bowden N
Postcode: HP4 1NU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the locality having particular regard to the site's location in the Rural Area, within the Chilterns National Landscape and within the setting of heritage assets

What decided it

The car port's prominent position at the front of the property in a sensitive fringe location between the village and undeveloped wooded areas, combined with its harmful effect on the setting of listed buildings and conservation area, outweighed any public benefits, whereas the garden room's discrete siting and small scale rendered it acceptable.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS7CS24CS11CS12CS27Policy 119Policy 120
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 189Paragraph 212Paragraph 215

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