®Planning appeal decision
The Cottage Chase Farm, Stagg Hill, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 5BW
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
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.
Framework references: 13, 147, 148
Plan policies cited: Policy CS13 of the Hertsmere Core Strategy 2013, Policy SADM26 of the Hertsmere Site Allocations and Development Management Plan Strategy 2016
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.