85A Shepherds Hill, ROMFORD, RM3 0NP

a revised and reduced enclosure to the swimming pool

Authority: London Borough of Havering
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Householder developments
Inspector: Cooper W

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy
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 development

What decided it

The volumetric increase of approximately 27% was found to be well below what would constitute disproportionate additions, and the design ensured the outbuilding would be subservient in scale and height to the host dwelling, thereby satisfying Paragraph 149(c) of the Framework and constituting appropriate development in the Green Belt.

Framework references: 149

Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of The London Plan, Objective xvi) of the LP, LP Policy 26, Policy DC45 of the superseded London Borough of Havering Core Strategy and Development Control Policies Development Plan Document

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