®Planning appeal decision
Rowhill Lodge, Rowhill Road, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7QH
a rear extension to parts of the ground and first floor. For the ground floor, half of the property's rear will be extended to include a new bathroom, sun-lounge and utility room. On the upper storey, the rear will be extended to include a new master bedroom suite, and increase the area of two existing bedrooms
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed extension would result in a disproportionate 97% increase in volume over the original building, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness, and no very special circumstances were demonstrated to outweigh this harm.
Framework references: 11, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy M12
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