®Planning appeal decision
4 The Orchards, Oxton, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0SY
Planning appeal 3321534 at 4 The Orchards, Oxton, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0SY (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2023 by Inspector Pearce S, 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 “demolition of existing garage, front conservatory/utility and rear porch. Proposed erection of 2-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pearce S
- Postcode
- NG25 0SY
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
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property, and whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Oxton Conservation Area
- Whether any 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 would result in disproportionate additions to the original building in terms of scale, bulk, massing and footprint, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm its openness, and the absence of harm to the conservation area and host property could only be treated as neutral factors that did not clearly outweigh this substantial harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Spatial Policy 4BCore Policy 9Core Policy 14Policy DM5Policy DM6Policy DM9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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