Rookery Croft, 18 Aldridge Road, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, B74 3BQ

Planning appeal 3316664 at Rookery Croft, 18 Aldridge Road, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, B74 3BQ (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2023 by Inspector Symmons J, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

rear extension to provide first floor accommodation

Authority: Lichfield District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Symmons J
Postcode: B74 3BQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
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 the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt by reason of disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building, and the harm to openness is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy NR2Core Policy 3Policy BE1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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