Gerhardt

Here is the planning officer report. I am obviously it disputing the legality of their refusal, my architect just never had this type of thing refused according to him and as mentioned he is a very reputable architect in the area. So I am looking for recommendations/loopholes how we can overcome this obstacle. 21_P_02185-OFFICER_REPORT-1615062.pdf

Here is the proposed ground floor plan.

Here is the before including the conservatory which we intend to remove.

We are in the process of obtaining planning for our chalet bungalow in the green belt/AONB/AGLV. The house sits in the middle of a 1.8acre woodlands plot. We secured full planning to increase and convert roof space into habitable accommodation, this will increase the overall size of the property by 30% from the original house which is the max we are allowed. Once planning was secured we submitted a COL application with the council for a single story, 4m back extension(max we can do in the greenbelt) which got refused. ? The house is 18.5m wide, with 0.7m x 3M protrusion at one end, this is deemed a side wall by the council. Here is an extract from their refusal letter - “The proposed extension would extend fully across the rear of the existing dwelling, including extending beyond a wall considered to be a side elevation of the original dwellinghouse. Implemented application, reference 81/P/00235, indicates the floorplan of the original dwelling which included the rear projection which the conservatory is attached to. The proposed extension would replace the existing conservatory and as such would be considered to extend beyond a side wall of the original dwellinghouse. The extension would measure approximately 18.5 metres in width and as such would have a greater width 9.25 metres which is approximately half the width of the original dwellinghouse It is noted, that regardless of an original side wall being demolished prior to development commencing, an extension would still be considered to extend beyond an original side wall as the term 'original' is specified within the GDPO as in relation to a building, other than a building which is Crown land, existing on 1st July 1948, as existing on that date or in relation to a building, other than a building which is Crown land, built on or after 1st July 1948, as so built.” Has anyone ever had to deal with this? Any creative ways around this or does anyone know of any case law we can use to challenge the decision? The planning consultant I had out before we bought the house was of the view that as long as we don’t “attach” the rear extension to the protrusion it could not be a reason for refusal but I have ready planning appeals(in London) that still got refused on this basis. The architect we are using is very familiar with the planning laws for the area we live in and have designed just about every house/conversion in this area. He was very surprised when they refused the application as they have had many similar applications approved according to him. Really hoping there is someone on this forum that overcame this and can shed some light on how and what they did.

We are self builders and have done up three properties in London(in the same road), like so many others Covid made us reassess our situation and we decided to move out to the countryside. We bought a chalet bungalow on a large woodlands plot in the Sands in Farnham and intend to turn it into a fantastic family home.