®Planning appeal decision
Cope Cottage, 6 Hortham Lane, Almondsbury, BS32 4JH
Erection of side porch. Erection of a first floor and single storey rear extension. Demolition of 3no. outbuildings and erection of 1no. detached garage
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Clifford E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate 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
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- if the proposal would be 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 necessary to justify it
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriate development, combined with modest harm to openness, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the proposal.
Framework references: 154, 142, 55
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy PSP7, Policy CS1, Policy PSP38
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