®Planning appeal decision
Majola Clarence Road, Bowers Gifford, BASILDON, SS13 2JW
alterations to roof including increase to the ridge height to create first floor and with roof window to side elevation
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 existence of a fallback position whereby the appellant could extend the property through permitted development rights that would cause greater harm to the Green Belt, combined with the appellant's demonstrated commitment to the works and human rights considerations, amounted to very special circumstances that clearly outweighed the identified harm.
Framework references: 232, 154, 153
Plan policies cited: Policy GB4
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.