Planning appeal decision
3 Effingham Croft, Dowlands Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HX
Planning appeal 3269630 at 3 Effingham Croft, Dowlands Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HX (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 22 July 2021 by Inspector Roberts G, 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 revised Framework and development plan policy.
two storey side extension
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- RH10 3HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and development plan policy
What decided it
The proposed extension, representing a 43.5% increase in volume but with a width under half that of the original building and floorspace increase under half the original, would not be disproportionate to the original building either mathematically or visually, and therefore falls within the exception to inappropriate development in paragraph 149(c) of the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP13Policy DP10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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