Planning appeal decision
Gannet House, 11 Chapmore End, Ware, SG12 0HF
Planning appeal 3337000 at Gannet House, 11 Chapmore End, Ware, SG12 0HF (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 27 June 2024 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
demolish existing rear ground floor kitchen area. Reconstruct rear kitchen area to increased size as shown on attached drawings. New extension to comprise flat roof with roof lights and sliding and bi-fold doors to side and rear
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- SG12 0HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would 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 would result in a disproportionate addition over and above the size of the original building and would harm the openness of the Green Belt, and the other considerations put forward were not sufficient to comprise the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GBR1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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