Oaktrees, The Cumsey, Pinley Green, WARWICK, CV35 8LU

Without planning permission, the erection of a second-floor extension

Authority: Warwick District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Boffin D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the alleged breach of planning control constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
If the alleged breach of planning control constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt its effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
The effect of the alleged breach of planning control on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and the host building
Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, whether this amounts to the very special circumstances required to justify the alleged breach of planning control

What decided it

The dormer constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and no very special circumstances exist to justify it.

Framework references: 137, 148, 149, 219

Plan policies cited: Policy DS18, Policy H14, Policy BE1

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