27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire AL4 9BX

1. 1.The application site is located in the Metropolitan Green Belt wherein there is strict control over the extension and alteration of dwellinghouses. The enlarged dwelling would result in a disproportionate addition over or above the size of the original building, and is considered to be inappropriate development which is by definition harmful. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated to outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm. The proposal is contrary to the aims of Policies 1 (Metropolitan Green Belt) and 13 (Extensions or Replacement of Dwellings in the Green Belt) of the St. Albans District Local Plan Review 1994 and the guidance set out in the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
2. 2.The scale and design of the proposed extensions would result in a dwellinghouse of incongruous bulk in relation to the existing dwelling and the immediate street scene. As a result, the proposal would appear harmfully out of character with the area and would conflict with the aims of Policy 69 and Policy 72 of the St Albans Local Plan; Policy D4 of the Sandridge Parish Neighbourhood Plan and the relevant provisions of the NPPF 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

AL4 9BX

Applicant

Private applicant