119, Springhill Lane, Lower Penn, WV4 4TW

demolition of existing dwellinghouse and construction of new house and garage without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 03/00173/FUL, dated 2 April 2003

Authority: South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Sutton A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the condition is necessary and reasonable having regard to local and national policy concerning development in the Green Belt

What decided it

There is no clear justification under paragraph 54 of the Framework for withdrawing permitted development rights in the Green Belt, as the GPDO itself has not disapplied such rights and current policy does not require their removal solely because a replacement building is materially larger.

Framework references: 11, 54, 56, 149, 150

Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 of the South Staffordshire Core Strategy, Alterations/extensions and replacement buildings in the Green Belt and Open Countryside Supplementary Planning Document

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