®Planning appeal decision
10 Gibbons Close, Sandridge, ST. ALBANS, AL4 9EP
the demolition of conservatory, proposed full width ground floor extension with part first floor rear extension, part ground and first floor front extension, garage conversion and internal alterations
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Murray D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal constitutes 'inappropriate development' in the Green Belt
- If inappropriate development, 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
What decided it
The restoration of symmetry to the semi-detached pair combined with the proposal's visual compatibility with other extensions in the street scene and its lack of harm to Green Belt openness and purposes constituted very special circumstances that clearly outweighed the moderate harm of inappropriate development.
Framework references: 143, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy 13
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