®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed23 May 20233315425
Driftwood, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 8RS
Single storey extensions to side and rear to form additional built bedroom and kitchen/utility area
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Plenty B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed extensions would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of Rudyard Conservation Area
- 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 effect of the proposed side extension combined with existing and approved additions would result in disproportionate additions to the original building, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 137, 149, 134, 147, 148
Plan policies cited: Policy SS10, Policy DC2
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