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Dismissed28 September 20213272550

Hartfield, Fir Tree Hill, Chandlers Cross, WD3 4LZ

Planning appeal 3272550 at Hartfield, Fir Tree Hill, Chandlers Cross, WD3 4LZ (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 28 September 2021 by Inspector Britnell 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 Framework and relevant policies of the Development Plan.

Two-storey side extension (there is an extant consent for a partially implemented single storey side extension)

Authority
Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Britnell S
Postcode
WD3 4LZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant policies of the Development Plan
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify it

What decided it

The cumulative floor space increase of over 75% represents a disproportionate addition to the original building that is harmful to the Green Belt by definition, and no other considerations clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including design quality, removal of the garage, or private household benefits, and very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM2Policy CP11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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