®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed30 May 20253355257
Three Acres , Motts Green, Little Hallingbury, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM22 7RN
conversion of existing garage to residential with an upward and rear extension to form annexe
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jarvis P
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 and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect on the setting of heritage assets
- 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 by reason of disproportionate additions to the existing building, and the appellant's family circumstances, whilst noted, do not amount to very special circumstances sufficient to outweigh the strong public interest in protecting the Green Belt.
Framework references: 154, 143, 153
Plan policies cited: Policy S6
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.