®Planning appeal decision
Willow Barn Thoby Lane, Mountnessing, Brentwood, CM15 0SY
Planning appeal 3290071 at Willow Barn Thoby Lane, Mountnessing, Brentwood, CM15 0SY (Brentwood Borough Council) was allowed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Walker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition 2 is reasonable and necessary having regard to whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
single storey extension to an existing dwelling and cart lodge converted into residential dwelling with link to existing dwelling, outbuilding converted into annexe including open parking bay, existing access to be modified and entrance gates to be repositioned without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/01135/FUL dated 2 October 2020
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Walker R
- Postcode
- CM15 0SY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition 2 is reasonable and necessary having regard to whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- If it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason 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 garage and rooflights represent a very small addition that does not result in disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building, and therefore the development is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MG02Policy BE14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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