®Planning appeal decision
49 The Ridgeway, Cuffley, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 4BD
Planning appeal 6003203 at 49 The Ridgeway, Cuffley, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 4BD (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 28 May 2026 by Inspector Kirkaldy J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 demolition of double garage, shed and side and rear extensions, construction of replacement two-storey side extension to both sides of the property, incorporating double garage and single-storey rear extension with balcony over
- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Kirkaldy J
- Postcode
- EN6 4BD
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 proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The harm to Green Belt openness by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SADM34Policy SP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 144
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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