Planning appeal decision
Lawn House, Slough Lane, Horton, Dorset, BH21 7JL
Planning appeal 3266930 at Lawn House, Slough Lane, Horton, Dorset, BH21 7JL (Dorset) was allowed on 31 August 2021 by Inspector Rennie S, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
for the erection of a single storey detached double carport
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Rennie S
- Postcode
- BH21 7JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the existing house
What decided it
The carport could be regarded as an extension to the dwelling rather than inappropriate new building development, and its modest scale meant it would not result in disproportionate increase in size or materially harm Green Belt openness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GB3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Sevenoaks District Council v SSE and Dawe [1997]
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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