Planning appeal decision
Roughwood Lodge Nightingales Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, HP8 4SJ
Planning appeal 3291288 at Roughwood Lodge Nightingales Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, HP8 4SJ (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 14 July 2022 by Inspector Glaister C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (2021).
Two storey rear extension, first floor extension over living room and raising of roof”
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Glaister C
- Postcode
- HP8 4SJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (2021)
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- if the proposal would be 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 it
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt by reason of disproportionate additions to the original building, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm and the harm to openness and biodiversity to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GB2GB13CS24CS20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 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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