Planning appeal decision
1 The Orchard, Kings Langley, WD4 8JR
Planning appeal 6005320 at 1 The Orchard, Kings Langley, WD4 8JR (Dacorum) was dismissed on 8 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the provisions of the 1990 Act allow permission to be granted for what is proposed, having regard to the section of the Act under which the application was made.
roof lights, roof, extra storey extension, side extension and porch without complying with a condition attached to planning permission reference: 23/02402/FHA, dated 11 January 2024
- Authority
- Dacorum
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- WD4 8JR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the provisions of the 1990 Act allow permission to be granted for what is proposed, having regard to the section of the Act under which the application was made
What decided it
The proposed amendments related to development (the rear outrigger extension, a window in the original dwelling, and a fence) that was not part of the development permitted by the 23/02402/FHA permission, placing the application outside the scope of section 73 of the 1990 Act.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- John Leslie Finney v Welsh Ministers & Carmarthenshire County Council, Energiekontor (Uk) Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 1868; Fiske v Test Valley BC & Woodington Solar Limited [2022] EWHC 1111 (Admin); Pilkington v SSE & Lancashire CC [1973] 1 WLR 1527; [1973] JPL 711; Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2022] UKSC 30
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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