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Dismissed8 June 20266005787

Popes Croft, Chandlers Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NE

Planning appeal 6005787 at Popes Croft, Chandlers Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NE (Three Rivers) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector John Morrison, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

two-storey and single-storey extensions to existing bungalow

Authority
Three Rivers
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
John Morrison
Postcode
WD3 4NE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness 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 very special circumstances

What decided it

The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt through disproportionate additions and would reduce openness, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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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