®Planning appeal decision
Paddocks, Little Laver Road, Matching Green, HARLOW, CM17 0RH
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
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.
Framework references: 149, 148
Plan policies cited: 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)
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.