Planning appeal decision
8 Chestnut Grove, Wimborne, BH21 7NG
Planning appeal 3311526 at 8 Chestnut Grove, Wimborne, BH21 7NG (Dorset) was dismissed on 11 September 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the addition of a single storey conservatory to rear elevation
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- BH21 7NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposed development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, would 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 the proposed conservatory combined with previous extensions would constitute disproportionate additions to the original building, making it inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm spatial openness and could not be justified by very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy GB3 of the East Dorset Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 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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