®Planning appeal decision
Paddocks, Little Laver Road, Matching Green, Harlow, CM17 0RH
Planning appeal 3271395 at Paddocks, Little Laver Road, Matching Green, Harlow, CM17 0RH (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2021 by Inspector Grierson E, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
the raising of the roof to match the existing main roof
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- CM17 0RH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The cumulative effect of previous extensions and the proposed roof extension would result in a dwelling disproportionate in size compared to the original building, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt with significant spatial and visual impact on openness that was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The lack of harm to character and appearance (neutral factor) did not clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt in terms of adverse visual and spatial impact on openness and the inappropriateness of the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2A of the Epping Forest District Local Plan (1998)Policy DBE10 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan (1998)Policy DBE4 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan (1998)Policy DM9 of the Local Plan Submission Version (2017)Policy DM10 of the Local Plan Submission Version (2017)Policy DM4 of the Local Plan Submission Version (2007)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 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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