New Fulfen Cottage Cappers Lane, Lichfield, WS14 9JP

Planning appeal 3323441 at New Fulfen Cottage Cappers Lane, Lichfield, WS14 9JP (Lichfield District Council) was allowed on 7 November 2023 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

single and two storey extensions and alterations to front elevation

Authority: Lichfield District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Savage K
Postcode: WS14 9JP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
If the development is inappropriate, whether any 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, although technically inappropriate in scale, would result in a well-designed, well-proportioned dwelling with no visual harm to openness or Green Belt purposes, and these design and visual considerations clearly outweigh the harm from inappropriateness, establishing very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy NR2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149

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