Melbourne Farmhouse, 86 Inkerman Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6BN

a first floor extension and associated alterations

Authority: Ashfield District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Savage K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies, the provisions of the Framework and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
Whether the proposal would involve the creation of a separate dwelling
If the proposal would be inappropriate development 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 it

What decided it

The proposal would not amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt because, despite exceeding the SPD percentage threshold, the overall form of the dwelling would be rebalanced and the extensions would not appear disproportionate in size or cause material harm to Green Belt openness or purposes.

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: ST4, EV1, EV2, HG7, ST1

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