®Planning appeal decision
Peartree Cottage Holyoak Lane, HOCKLEY, Essex, SS5 4JD
add first floor over top of extg single storey to east side of property to form additional bedroom and en-suite and infill the small, rebated area on the south side between lounge and dining room to form an extended lounge space. Upgrade extg dilapidated black shiplap timber cladding with an insulated render to the overall building to provide a warmer family environment”
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wyatt G
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 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 very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The cumulative effect of previous and proposed extensions would create a dwelling 134 sq m larger than the original building, far exceeding the 25% threshold and constituting disproportionate additions that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.
Framework references: 137, 148, 149, 150, 147
Plan policies cited: Policy DM17
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