®Planning appeal decision
118 A Hempstead Road, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 8AL
Planning appeal 6010273 at 118 A Hempstead Road, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 8AL (Dacorum) was dismissed on 28 August 2026 by Inspector K E Down, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the NPPF, August 2026, and any relevant development plan policies.
Raised rear patio area including timber boundary fencing, balustrade and steps providing access to the garden with storage space beneath the patio
- Authority
- Dacorum
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- other
- Inspector
- K E Down
- Postcode
- WD4 8AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the NPPF, August 2026, and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area
- The effect on the living conditions of occupiers of 118 and 120 Hempstead Road with respect to privacy
- If the proposed development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with significant harm to character, appearance and neighbouring privacy, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight given to the disabled occupier's need for accessible outside space, so very special circumstances do not exist.
The moderate weight given to the disabled occupier's need for accessible outside space did not clearly outweigh the substantial weight of Green Belt harm (inappropriateness and loss of openness) and the significant weight of harm to character, appearance and neighbouring privacy
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS5CS11CS12
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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