DATE: 13 January 2011
PLANNING CONTROL COMMITTEE
PLANNING APPEALS DECISION
APPELLANT
DESCRIPTION
SITE
ADDRESS
Mr C Vallely
Proposed
outbuilding for
exercise room in
rear garden
Mrs M
Matthews
Four bedroom
detached dwelling
with detached
double car port
following
demolition of
existing storage
building.
Mr R and Mrs
D Tompkins
Remove existing
rear window and
install french doors
to rear elevation
PLANNING CONTROL (13.1.11)
REFERENCE
APPEAL
DECISION
Corner
Cottage,
Chapel
Street,
Hinxworth,
Greenside,
Church Lane,
Reed,
10/01045/1HH
Conditional
Appeal
Allowed on
11 November
2010
Appeal
Dismissed on
15 November
2010
Westview,
Church Lane,
Graveley
09/01751/1LB
09/01374/1
Appeal
Dismissed on
22 November
2010
COMMITTEE/
DELEGATED
Delegated
Delegated
Delegated
COMMENTS
The Inspector concluded that the proposal
would preserve the setting of Corner Cottage
and the neighbouring Fir Trees, and also the
character
and
appearance
of
the
Conservation Area.
The Inspector agreed that the proposal would
be harmful to the character and appearance
of the Conservation Area, representing an
adverse impact on the local environment and
as such would be contrary to Policy 6 (Rural
Areas beyond the Green Belt) of the North
Hertfordshire District Local Plan No.2 with
Alterations. The Inspector advised that a
recent amendment to Planning Policy
Statement 3:(Housing) now excludes private
residential gardens from the definition of
previously developed land and so he
considered that the area of the garden
subject of the application contributed to the
Conservation Area.
Although the Inspector concluded that the
proposal would not materially affect the
character and appearance of the
conservation area, which would therefore be
preserved. This did not however outweigh his
findings that the proposal would fail to
preserve the special interest of the listed
building and would be harmful to its
significance.
Mr P Vickers
Detached two
storey building to
provide garage,
garden store and
gym at ground
floor and two
bedroom
housekeeper's flat
at first floor.
17 Hitchin
Road,
Letchworth
Garden City
10/00171/1HH
Conditional
Appeal
Allowed on
24 November
2010
Delegated
The Inspector concluded that the proposal
would
preserve
the
character
and
appearance of the Conservation Area and
there would be no harm to the setting of the
adjoining Green Belt.
Schweizerhof
Limited
Provision of
external disabled
access ramp to
Verulam Road
frontage as means
of escape in case
of fire
Radcliffe
Arms, 31
Walsworth
Road, Hitchin,
10/01130/1
Conditional
Appeal
Allowed on
25 November
2010
Delegated
4 Westfield
Lane, Hitchin,
SG5 2HE
10/01470/1HH
Appeal
Dismissed on
17 December
2010
Delegated
The Inspector stated that the proposal would
not be a visually obtrusive feature, and would
not intrude in a harmful way on the original
flank elevation of the main public house
building. He concluded that the proposal
would
preserve
the
character
and
appearance of the locality including the
Conservation Area and its setting.
The Inspector concluded that the proposed
development would mar the coherent and
attractive character and appearance of both
the host building and the street scene. It
would therefore conflict with (saved) Policy 28
(House Extensions) of the North Hertfordshire
District Local Plan No 2, with Alterations,
which requires extensions to be sympathetic
to the existing house in form and proportions.
Mr and Mrs D
Keech
Two storey
side/front
extension with
pitched roof
entrance porch
together with new
pitched roof to
existing garage
Note: 1) No hearings scheduled up until 31 December 2010
2) No appeals lodged this month
PLANNING CONTROL (13.1.11)