®Planning appeal decision
Nookfold, Trenham Avenue, Pitsea, BASILDON, SS13 1AB
proposed rear extension with pitched roof over and proposed first floor rear dormer with catslide roof
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The disproportionate scale of the proposed extension compared to the original dwelling, combined with harm to Green Belt openness, could not be justified by very special circumstances as the other considerations cited attracted only limited weight.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited harm to openness, to which paragraph 148 requires substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight given to other material considerations, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy BAS GB4
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.