Four Lane Ends Cottage, Dark Ark Lane, Manley, WA6 9EE

addition of second storey extensions above the existing single storey parts of property

Authority: Cheshire West and Chester Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: WA6 9EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
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
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 necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would result in disproportionate additions (58% increase in floorspace) over and above the original building, failing the Green Belt extension exception in NPPF paragraph 154(c), and the limited personal benefits to occupants do not constitute very special circumstances to outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt.

Framework references: 154, 155, 143, 142, 153, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT 9 of the Chester Local Plan Part One (2015), Policy DM21 of the Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan Part Two (2019), Policy ENV6 of the LPP1, Policy DM3 of the LPP2

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