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Winifred Cottage, Windsor Road, Bowers Gifford, Basildon, Essex, SS13 2LH
Planning appeal 3312847 at Winifred Cottage, Windsor Road, Bowers Gifford, Basildon, Essex, SS13 2LH (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 27 October 2023 by Inspector Sylvester G, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
a ground floor rear orangery to rear, 1st floor rear extension over existing ground floor extension and alterations to roof line. Detached double garage to match details of new house elevations
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
- Postcode
- SS13 2LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, 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 proposed extensions and garage constitute inappropriate development that would harm the openness of the Green Belt, and no other considerations clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BAS GB4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 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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