®Planning appeal decision
Brookfield Farm Barns, West End Road, Wormley West End, BROXBOURNE, Hertfordshire, EN10 7QN
without the required planning permission, and within the last 4 years, the erection of a two-storey, flat roof extension to the rear of the property and a single storey, flat roof extension to the western elevation
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the breach of planning control constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- whether the unauthorised development constitutes good design and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- if the breach of planning control is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, 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 development
What decided it
The breach of planning control constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances.
The substantial adverse weight afforded to inappropriate Green Belt development and harm to character and appearance was not outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 154, 153
Plan policies cited: GBR1, HOU11, DES4
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