Cockshill Cottages, Swan Lane, Stock, INGATESTONE, CM4 9QR

retrospective application for two storey front extension, two storey side extension, part single, part two storey rear extension and loft conversion with dormer to rear

Authority: Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Buchanan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the design of Cockshill Cottage and its relationship to Hornbeam Cottage
whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt, and any other harm, so as to amount to very special circumstances to justify the development

What decided it

The significant harm to Green Belt openness and the appreciable harm to character and appearance of the area, which are matters of substantial and significant weight respectively, are not outweighed by the appellant's personal circumstances, and very special circumstances do not therefore exist.

Plan policies cited: Policy S11, Policy DM11, Policy DM23

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