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Dismissed10 July 20233289534

25 The Avenue, Welwyn, AL6 0PW

Planning appeal 3289534 at 25 The Avenue, Welwyn, AL6 0PW (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2023 by Inspector Preston C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt, including an assessment of the effect on the character and appearance of the area as required under saved policy RA3 of the Local Plan.

Part single & part two storey front, side & rear extensions and new rear dormer and garage roof alterations

Authority
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Preston C
Postcode
AL6 0PW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt, including an assessment of the effect on the character and appearance of the area as required under saved policy RA3 of the Local Plan
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposal amounts to a disproportionate addition to the original building when taken cumulatively with previous extensions, constituting inappropriate development within the Green Belt that causes harm to openness, which cannot be outweighed in the absence of very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
RA3SADM34
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149

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