®Planning appeal decision
1 Brookside Cottages Main Road, Margaretting, INGATESTONE, CM4 0EG
double storey side extension and single storey rear extension with part duo pitched roof and part flat roof
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dade E
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 relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property and area, with particular regard to whether it would preserve or enhance the character of the Margaretting Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of no 2 Brookside Cottages, with particular regard to sunlight, daylight, and outlook
- 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's failure to satisfy the disproportionality test under Policy DM11(A)(i), combined with substantial harm to Green Belt openness and considerable harm to the conservation area character that was not outweighed by modest public benefits, meant very special circumstances did not exist to justify inappropriate development.
Framework references: 142, 143, 152, 153, 154, 205, 206, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy S11, Policy DM6, Policy DM11, Policy S3, Policy DM13, Policy DM23, Policy DM29
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.