35 Ridgeway , Kensworth, Bedfordshire, LU6 3RL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the development proposed would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
• The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
• The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the wider Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• Whether it would provide acceptable living conditions in terms of internal and garden space for future occupiers of the proposed house and the occupiers of the existing house No 35 Ridgeway
• The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to overlooking of Nos 2-8 Plewes Close
• Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to openness and character, fail to provide acceptable living conditions, and the benefits of providing one new house do not clearly outweigh these harms to justify very special circumstances.