The Grange Kingdown, Winford, BRISTOL, BS40 8DP

demolition of existing conservatory and dormer windows and proposed extensions to the south and west with garage / home office extension to east

Authority: North Somerset Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Jones GP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed extension would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and, if so, whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt so as to amount to very special circumstances
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and its surroundings

What decided it

The proposal comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt by reason of disproportionate additions to the original building, and the appellant failed to demonstrate very special circumstances that would clearly outweigh this substantial harm.

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: Policy DM12, Policy CS12, Policy DM32, Policy DM38

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