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The Cottage Chase Farm, Stagg Hill, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 5BW
Planning appeal 3265140 at The Cottage Chase Farm, Stagg Hill, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 5BW (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2021 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and local plan policy.
for a single storey extension and rendering the property
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Callister V
- Postcode
- EN6 5BW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and local plan policy
- 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 disproportionate increase in the size of the dwelling (101.4% floorspace and 113.9% footprint) combined with moderate harm to openness, with no other considerations of sufficient weight to clearly outweigh this harm, meant very special circumstances did not exist.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness were not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to the appellant's personal need for additional space, resulting in the appeal being dismissed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS13 of the Hertsmere Core Strategy 2013Policy SADM26 of the Hertsmere Site Allocations and Development Management Plan Strategy 2016
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 13Paragraph 147Paragraph 148
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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