®Planning appeal decision
Gate House Teazle Meade, Thornwood, EPPING, CM16 6TZ
proposed 2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension. In the width of the existing garage and a new front porch. Render all elevations, re-tile the roof with slates and a Velux window to the East elevation
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dyer I
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework -2021- and relevant development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and immediately surrounding area
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the openness of the Green Belt through disproportionate additions to the original building, and this harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 48, 149, 147, 148
Plan policies cited: Policy GB2A, Policy GB14A, Policy CP2, Policy CP7, Policy DBE10, Policy DM4, Policy DM9, Policy DM10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.