®Planning appeal decision
4 Swanland Road, North Mymms, HATFIELD, AL9 7TG
alterations to the existing roof to raise the ridge height, hip to half-hip extension, enlarge front and rear gable and installation of dormer windows to the front and rear roof slope
- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lock H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of planning policy set out in the Framework and the development plan
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the appearance of the appeal property and the character of the area
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the 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 the development
What decided it
The proposal would result in disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that is harmful by definition, and the harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy SADM 34, Policy SP 9
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.