Shooters Lodge, Putteridge Park, Offley, Hertfordshire, LU2 8LD

a proposed single storey side extension to provide an oak framed conservatory

Authority: North Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Preston C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including Putteridge Bury historic park and garden
If the proposal does amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt, whether the harm by way of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations such as to amount to the very special circumstances needed to justify the development

What decided it

The cumulative scale and coverage of extensions and outbuildings, when combined with the proposed conservatory, would constitute a disproportionate addition to the original building, and no very special circumstances were advanced to outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt.

Framework references: 137, 138, 148, 149, 150

Plan policies cited: Saved Policy 2 of the North Hertfordshire District Local Plan (1996), Policy SP5 of the emerging Local Plan, Saved Policy LP19 of the Local Plan, Policy HE1 of the emerging Local Plan

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