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Dismissed9 September 20266010292

Rose Cottage, Kentish Lane, Hatfield, AL9 6JP

Planning appeal 6010292 at Rose Cottage, Kentish Lane, Hatfield, AL9 6JP (Welwyn Hatfield) was dismissed on 9 September 2026 by Inspector John Felgate, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would comply with the relevant policies relating to development in the green belt.

Replacement of a previously existing outbuilding (single-storey timber shed)

Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
other
Inspector
John Felgate
Postcode
AL9 6JP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would comply with the relevant policies relating to development in the green belt
  • the effects on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effects on living conditions at the adjoining property, Cherry Tree Cottage

What decided it

The replacement building was materially larger than the original shed and the original was not of permanent and substantial construction, placing it outside the green belt replacement building exception, combined with substantial harm to openness and poor design quality.

The harm to the green belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, and harm to character and appearance, were not outweighed by any other considerations of significant weight, as no very special circumstances existed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SADM 34Policy SP9Policy SADM 11

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