Planning appeal decision
Sweet Briar Newmans Lane, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0LW
Planning appeal 3300334 at Sweet Briar Newmans Lane, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0LW (Dorset) was dismissed on 27 January 2023 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones RE
- Postcode
- BH22 0LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal 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 proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 cumulative effect of extensions resulting in disproportionate additions to the original building, combined with harm to Green Belt openness, could not be clearly outweighed by the personal circumstances advanced, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy KS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 148
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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