44, Lower Westwood, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 2AR

Planning appeal 3296711 at 44, Lower Westwood, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 2AR (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2022 by Inspector Parker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any impact on openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

‘demolition of existing porch and conservatory, and construction of a single storey extension and entrance link to existing house’

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Parker C
Postcode: BA15 2AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any impact on openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, 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 results in disproportionate additions to the original building in both volumetric and dimensional terms, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that reduces openness, and the considerations advanced by the appellant do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policy 51
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 137Paragraph 144Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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