85 Histon Road, Cottenham, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 8UQ

a new garage to the front parking area of an existing residential dwelling. The garage is not more than 18 metres away from the property

Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Hartley S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal is inappropriate development within the Green Belt
If the proposal is inappropriate development within the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances to justify development

What decided it

The proposed garage, being within the domestic curtilage and used as a domestic adjunct, constitutes an extension to the original dwelling that does not result in a disproportionate addition, and therefore falls within the Green Belt exception permitting such extensions.

Framework references: 154, 155, 58

Plan policies cited: Policy S/4, Policy NH/8, Policy H/13

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