®Planning appeal decision
4 The Orchards, Oxton, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0SY
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
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.
Framework references: 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Spatial Policy 4B, Core Policy 9, Core Policy 14, Policy DM5, Policy DM6, Policy DM9
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.