Park View Barn Gosport Lane Outlane Elland Calderdale HX4 9JY

1. 1.The site is located within the Green Belt, wherein Policy GB7 of the National Planning Policy Framework requires any extension or alteration will not result in a disproportionate increase in size compared to the original building. The proposed extension due to its scale and massing, together with the cumulative impact of previous extensions to the dwelling, would form a disproportionate addition to the original building. As such, the proposal would be inappropriate development and by definition would be harmful to the Green Belt. Further harm is caused to the openness of the Green Belt and through the incongruous nature of the design. There are no very special circumstances to outweigh this harm. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy GB1 (Development in the Green Belt) of the Calderdale Local Plan and policies GB6 and GB7 of Section 13 (Protecting Green Belt land) of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
2. 2.The proposed garden room extension by virtue of its material and design, would form an over prominent and incongruous addition to the host property, and the proposed extension would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the area and would be contrary to Policy BT1 of the Calderdale Local Plan, as well as Policy DP3 in section 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

HX4 9JY

Date validated

29 July 2026

Consultation end

20 August 2026

Documents

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