Little Paddock, Lycrome Road, Chesham, HP5 3LD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
• The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
• Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness 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 cumulative enlargement of the dwelling through previous extensions combined with the proposed extension would result in a disproportionate increase in size contrary to Framework Policy GB7(b), and the resulting harm to Green Belt openness was not outweighed by other considerations.

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited loss of openness, to which substantial weight was given, was not clearly outweighed by the considerations advanced in support of the proposal.