®Planning appeal decision
46 Pepper Hill, Great Amwell, Ware, SG12 9RZ
Planning appeal 3311097 at 46 Pepper Hill, Great Amwell, Ware, SG12 9RZ (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 13 November 2023 by Inspector Fallon R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether varying condition No 2 to permit an amended scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if so, the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt.
the erection of a new first floor with alterations to the ground floor of the existing dwelling house and a new detached garage with workshop/storage over without complying with a condition attached to planning permission 3/11/0306/FP dated 17 May 2011
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Fallon R
- Postcode
- SG12 9RZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether varying condition No 2 to permit an amended scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if so, the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The roof extension, when taken cumulatively with the modest garage and absence of previous extensions, does not constitute a disproportionate addition to the original bungalow and therefore does not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GBR1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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