Frensham, 26 Park West, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 9JF

First floor rear extension to provide additional bedroom with ensuite and inverted balcony, together with an additional dormer window on the front elevation

Authority: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Boughton A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and, if so, whether other considerations exist that clearly outweigh the harm to openness and any other harms which would arise from the development
If the development is not inappropriate, the effect of the proposed development on the existing dwelling and the surrounding area

What decided it

The extension, being contained within existing footprint and height with negligible impact on openness and no conflict with character and appearance policies, constitutes not-inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Framework references: 153, 154

Plan policies cited: Policy WD5

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