®Planning appeal decision
Tavira, Parkwood Road, Tatsfield, Westerham, TN16 2LT
Planning appeal 3263796 at Tavira, Parkwood Road, Tatsfield, Westerham, TN16 2LT (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 27 August 2021 by Inspector Tivey C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.
to knock down annexe workshop and conservatory and build a two storey extension with basement
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tivey C
- Postcode
- TN16 2LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal would be inappropriate development, 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 it
What decided it
The proposal would result in disproportionate additions to the original building with a volumetric increase exceeding 190% and substantial increases in bulk and massing, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to outweigh the harm.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the social and economic benefits claimed, which were insufficient to constitute very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP10Policy DP13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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