Planning appeal decision
29 Bishops Road, Tewin Wood, Hertfordshire, AL6 0NP
Planning appeal 3365358 at 29 Bishops Road, Tewin Wood, Hertfordshire, AL6 0NP (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2025 by Inspector Walker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
double storey side extension and storm porch
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Walker C
- Postcode
- AL6 0NP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The cumulative effect of the proposed extension combined with existing and extant extensions would result in disproportionate additions to the original building, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GBR1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 142Paragraph 153
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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