Decision details

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. J. Underhill addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application.

Consideration was then given to the application which had been recommended for refusal by the Head of Planning and Regeneration Services.

However, on the matter being put to the vote, Members considered that -

(a)       the dwelling was located in a run for the purposes of SPG7 and set in the context of other dwellings which had been significantly extended; and

(b)       the design and modest scale of the proposals would have limited harm on the openness of the Green Belt,

which in the opinion of the Committee, constituted very special circumstances to outweigh the harm that would be caused to the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within the Green Belt.

Members also considered that the garage on the site should be retained, and not demolished for the purposes of this application.

RESOLVED that permission be granted subject to any reasonable conditions and notes considered necessary by the Head of Planning and Regeneration Services.