®Planning appeal decision
Westhead House, 155 Wigan Road, Lathom, L40 6JN
to erect first floor extension above garage
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Singleton P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
What decided it
The proposal would result in a 64% increase in volume compared to the original building and would substantially increase the height and scale of the dwelling, constituting disproportionate additions that do not meet the exception criteria in NPPF paragraph 149(c) and therefore constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
The private benefits of increased living accommodation and improved access to a bedroom were outweighed by the substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriate development, and did not amount to very special circumstances.
Framework references: 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GN1, Policy GB4
Judgments cited: Turner v SSCLG and East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466; R (on the application of Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) and others) v North Yorkshire County Council [2020] UKSC 3
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.