®Planning appeal decision
Tinkerdale, Brookhouse, Laughton, SHEFFIELD, S25 1YA
raising the roof to create a two storey dwelling with a first floor rear extension, the insertion of dormer windows into the front and rear elevati ons, the demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear and side extension
- Authority
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cragg D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policy
- the effect on the openness and the purposes of the Green Belt
- if the proposal is inappropriate, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The cumulative volume increase of 171% substantially exceeds the 33% disproportionality threshold in Policy SP4, making the proposal inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, which attracts substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the limited social benefits and neutral considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS4, Policy SP4, Policy SP2
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.