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Dismissed26 April 20233306791

12 Sabin Drive, Leamington Spa, CV33 9GA

Planning appeal 3306791 at 12 Sabin Drive, Leamington Spa, CV33 9GA (Warwick District Council) was dismissed on 26 April 2023 by Inspector O'Connor H, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

a two storey side extension

Authority
Warwick District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
O'Connor H
Postcode
CV33 9GA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If inappropriate, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The cumulative floor area of the proposed extension together with the previously built rear extension would exceed the 30% disproportionality threshold in Policy H14, and the limited positive weight of other considerations did not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS18Policy H14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 148

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