®Planning appeal decision
Allowed11 April 20243332109
2 Bullens Green Lane, Colney Heath, Herts, AL4 0QS
resubmission following refusal of application 5/2022/2525 - two storey side extension
- Authority
- St Albans City 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 within 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
- 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 visual impact of the proposal, considered alongside the numerical analysis, demonstrated that the extension would not create a building significantly larger or different in character than the original dwelling, and would be consistent with the scale and proportions of other extensions in the vicinity.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy 13, Policy 69, Policy 72, Policy 1
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