Planning appeal decision
Pinn Cottage, Pinner Hill, Pinner, HA5 3XX
Planning appeal 3276063 at Pinn Cottage, Pinner Hill, Pinner, HA5 3XX (London Borough of Harrow) was dismissed on 18 July 2022 by Inspector Douglas L, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
described in the application form as: Single storey front and side garage extension, two storey side and single storey rear extension; two storey side to rear extension including balcony at the rear; external alterations (demolition of attached garage, side extension and annexe)
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- HA5 3XX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Pinner Hill Estate Conservation Area and the Harrow Weald Ridge Area of Special Character
- If the proposal would constitute inappropriate development, 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 allow the appeal
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt with disproportionate additions to the original building, and would harm the significance of the conservation area, with no very special circumstances to outweigh these harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G2 of the London Plan (2021)Policy CS 1 of the Harrow Core Strategy (2012)Policy DM 16 of the Harrow Development Management Policies (2013)Policy D3 of the London PlanPolicy HC1 of the London PlanPolicy CS 6 of the Harrow Core Strategy (2012)Policy DM 1 of the Harrow Development Management Policies (2013)Policy DM 6 of the Harrow Development Management Policies (2013)Policy DM 7 of the Harrow Development Management Policies (2013)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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