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Dismissed6 February 20266001590

1 The Orchard, Kings Langley, WD4 8JR

Planning appeal 6001590 at 1 The Orchard, Kings Langley, WD4 8JR (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2026 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

addition of porch and converting existing dwelling into three dwellings

Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Owen A
Postcode
WD4 8JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupiers in respect of their privacy
  • Whether the development would result in harm to the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The unmitigated harm to the character and appearance of the area through garden subdivision and prominent fencing, combined with the inability to secure mitigation for the likely adverse effect on the Chiltern Beechwoods SAC, outweighed the moderate benefit of two additional homes in a sustainable location.

The net benefit of two two-bedroom homes in a sustainable location at a time of housing shortfall carried only moderate weight, but this was outweighed by the very substantial weight of the harm to character and appearance and the unacceptable effect on the SAC integrity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS11CS12CS26Appendix 3 of the saved Local Plan (2004)KL4 of the Kings Langley Neighbourhood Plan (2023)KL3 of the Kings Langley Neighbourhood Plan (2023)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 193Paragraph 194Paragraph 195

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