Planning appeal decision
Fern Cottage, CV7 8AA
Planning appeal 3340521 at Fern Cottage, CV7 8AA (North Warwickshire Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2024 by Inspector Bowden N, 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 development plan policies and the Framework.
a single storey rear, 2 storey side and rear extension and internal alterations
- Authority
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bowden N
- Postcode
- CV7 8AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to development plan policies and the Framework
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- whether any 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 constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt representing a disproportionate addition to the original building, with no very special circumstances identified to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP3Policy LP30Policy LP29
- 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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