Fairfield Ford Lane, Chorley, Lichfield, WS13 8BY

Planning appeal 3327394 at Fairfield Ford Lane, Chorley, Lichfield, WS13 8BY (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2024 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.

a first floor front, side and rear extension, raising of roof height, dormer windows to front and rear and cladding at first floor (front, rear and side), installation of new windows to rear and increase in chimney height

Authority: Lichfield District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Savage K
Postcode: WS13 8BY

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 cumulative extensions constitute disproportionate additions to the original building and cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness and purposes, which is not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to the appellant's material considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy NR2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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