®Planning appeal decision
8 Dene Close, Woburn Sands, MILTON KEYNES, MK17 8NL
demolition of an existing dwelling and its replacement with a new build two storey dwelling, with a basement and associated garage, gym, study pod, landscaping and alteration to the shared driveway
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the replacement dwelling would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- if the replacement dwelling would be inappropriate development, 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 necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would be materially larger than the existing building in terms of volume, constituting inappropriate Green Belt development that could not be justified by very special circumstances when the harm to inappropriateness, openness and character was weighed against the limited benefits.
Framework references: 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy HQ1
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