®Planning appeal decision
617 Sutton Road, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands , WS9 0QH
a single storey front extension for garage conversion and porch, first floor and part single part two storey rear extension with loft conversion and extension over two storey rear with dormer
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to outlook and light
- If it would be inappropriate development, 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 it
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with harm to neighbouring living conditions, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 154, 155
Plan policies cited: GB1, GP2
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