®Planning appeal decision
Old Oak Cottage Sill Bridge Lane, Waltham St. Lawrence, Reading, RG10 0NT
Planning appeal 3325825 at Old Oak Cottage Sill Bridge Lane, Waltham St. Lawrence, Reading, RG10 0NT (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 9 February 2024 by Inspector Phillips B, 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 relevant development plan policies.
extensions to Old Oak Cottage
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- RG10 0NT
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 relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling
- if the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal would result in a disproportionate addition (116% increase in floorspace) that would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and character and appearance, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP5Policy QP3Policy GEN 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 152Paragraph 153
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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