Hi All,
I have a green belt planning quandary.
I purchased a house in December 2020 that was at least 115 sq m in 1948 with an outbuilding (within 5m) that was another 25 sq m. (This was actually two 5m x 2.4m separate buildings joined end-to-end)
I was allowed an uplift of 50% over the 1948 values ostensibly for the green belt planning application
The outbuilding was in a terrible state of repair with leaning walls and asbestos roofing - an actual danger and useless as storage. I made the (in hindsight) foolish mistake of beginning repairs to the outbuilding whilst the planning was in process, this entailed all but one 5m wall and the central dividing wall between the two structures being demolished. Both the Council planners and the subsequent appeal consider the repaired building as a new construction which not only removes it from the 1948 values but actually adds in as though it were a new extension. At no point was I able to engage with either the planners or the appeal inspector to show or explain what had happened to the building.
I can prove (via Google Earth etc) that the outbuilding was there in 1940 (thanks to the Luftwaffe) until April-2021. I have pictorial evidence since then plus a Google Earth update in August 2022 to show that it has been reinstated. However, when the planning officer visited the site the outbuilding was mostly missing.
How can I get this back to where it was/should be?
Any advice gratefully received
Regards
Tet
I have a green belt planning quandary.
I purchased a house in December 2020 that was at least 115 sq m in 1948 with an outbuilding (within 5m) that was another 25 sq m. (This was actually two 5m x 2.4m separate buildings joined end-to-end)
I was allowed an uplift of 50% over the 1948 values ostensibly for the green belt planning application
The outbuilding was in a terrible state of repair with leaning walls and asbestos roofing - an actual danger and useless as storage. I made the (in hindsight) foolish mistake of beginning repairs to the outbuilding whilst the planning was in process, this entailed all but one 5m wall and the central dividing wall between the two structures being demolished. Both the Council planners and the subsequent appeal consider the repaired building as a new construction which not only removes it from the 1948 values but actually adds in as though it were a new extension. At no point was I able to engage with either the planners or the appeal inspector to show or explain what had happened to the building.
I can prove (via Google Earth etc) that the outbuilding was there in 1940 (thanks to the Luftwaffe) until April-2021. I have pictorial evidence since then plus a Google Earth update in August 2022 to show that it has been reinstated. However, when the planning officer visited the site the outbuilding was mostly missing.
How can I get this back to where it was/should be?
Any advice gratefully received
Regards
Tet