®Planning appeal decision
Allowed25 September 20213275595
22 Becket Wood, Newdigate, DORKING, RH5 5AQ
a part garage conversion and first floor extension
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lawrence E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 and development plan policy
- If the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the street scene
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 23 Becket Wood, with particular regard to daylight, sunlight and visual impact
- If the proposal amounts to inappropriate development, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, including any public benefits, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal does not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt as the extension, together with the existing extension, would not amount to disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original dwelling.
Framework references: 147, 148, 149, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy RUD7, Policy ENV22, Policy ENV24, Policy CS14
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