Planning appeal decision
250 Hawkes Mill Lane, Allesley, Coventry, CV5 9FJ
Planning appeal 3310376 at 250 Hawkes Mill Lane, Allesley, Coventry, CV5 9FJ (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 9 May 2023 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed extension would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
a two-storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension with flat roof and glazed lantern
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- CV5 9FJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed extension would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances to justify it
What decided it
The cumulative spatial harm to the Green Belt from the disproportionate expansion of the dwelling, combined with moderate harm to openness, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations and therefore very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 149Paragraph 134Paragraph 147Paragraph 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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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