2 Rushymead Cottage Beaconsfield Road, Coleshill, AMERSHAM, HP7 0JZ

a part single and part two storey side/rear extension to the property

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Coombes A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and Development Plan Policy
the effect of the proposal on openness and the purpose of including the land in the Green Belt
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the dwelling and surrounding area
if found to be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reasons of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposed extension would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt by definition, causing demonstrable harm to openness and character and appearance, with no very special circumstances identified to justify approval.

Framework references: 147

Plan policies cited: Policy GB13, Policy GB2, Policy GC1, Policy LSQ1, Policy H15, Policy H16, Policy CS20, Policy CS22

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