®Planning appeal decision
Elm Lodge, Wellington Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AG
a first floor rear extension with hip to gable conversion to provide 2 new bedrooms, and incorporate en-suite, new bathroom window, new en-suite window and enlargement of existing front bedroom window
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pearce J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- if it is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The disproportionate additions to the original building resulting in inappropriate Green Belt development, combined with harm to openness, could not be justified by the moderate benefits of visual improvement and additional family living space.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy DM9
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.