®Planning appeal decision
Westcross Henley Lane, Box, Corsham, SN13 8DB
Planning appeal 3299918 at Westcross Henley Lane, Box, Corsham, SN13 8DB (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2022 by Inspector Cuthbert L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Erection of a two-storey side extension, replacement of existing windows and over cladding the rear of the existing property
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
- Postcode
- SN13 8DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposed development would conserve or enhance the natural beauty of the landscape within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- 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's disproportionate scale relative to the original building, combined with its harmful impact on Green Belt openness and failure to conserve or enhance the natural beauty of the Cotswolds AONB, could not be justified by the moderate benefits claimed, as the very special circumstances required by paragraph 148 of the Framework were not demonstrated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 51Core Policy 57
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 176
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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