Two roof alterations at Land At Heath Road, Breachwood Green

“This application seeks a variation to condition 5 of planning permission ref: 24/02624/RM to allow Plots 1 and 10 to be exempt from the permitted development restrictions in the condition relating to Class B of Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning i.e. the enlargement of a dwellinghouse consisting of an alteration to its roof.”

“With the exception of Plots 1 and 10 of the approved development and notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 as amended no development as set out in Class B of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Order, (or any subsequent Statutory Instrument which revokes, amends and/or replaces those provisions) shall be carried out without first obtaining a specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.”

“The application site comprises a rectangular shaped piece of land of approximately 0.6hectares located on the west side of The Heath. To the north the site abuts land now being used as residential gardens by a number of terraced properties facing The Heath.”

“Following the adoption of the Local Plan the village of Breachwood Green is designated a Category ‘A’ village and the whole of the site falls within the village boundary. The site has been allocated as a housing site (KW1 – Land west of The Heath, Breachwood Green). The site the subject of this application accounts for approximately 75% of the land allocated as KW1 with the northern part (25%) now forming extended gardens to properties fronting The Heath.”

“As regards the likely impact on parking and congestion, Plots 1 and 10 are both allocated 3 off street car parking spaces which exceeds the requirement in the Council’s Vehicle Parking at New Development Supplementary Planning Document for a two bedroom plus dwelling. There is no difference in parking requirement in the SPD between a 2 or even 5 bed dwelling.”

“The applicant has asked for a limited relaxation of permitted development rights for roof alterations relating to just two of the approved 10 dwellings. Given the scale of the overall development and the potential for roof alterations on only the rear roof slope of Plots 1 and 10 and taking into account that a couple of extra bedrooms is unlikely to result in any adverse impact on parking conditions at the site, it is considered that the proposed request to alter the…”

“Site Notice and Neighbour Consultation – No responses received…”

“Environmental Health (Air Quality/Land Contamination/Environmental Health (Noise) – No objection.”

“The developer was seeking permission to make roof alterations to Plots 1 and 10. • It would be the right of the householder once the dwellings was occupied and not the developer to install dormer windows. • This planning application complied with policy D1 of the Local Plan and was only seeking partial relaxation of permitted development rights for two of the plots as detailed in paragraph 4.3.1 of the report.”

“The Committee was required to support this application if there was not a suitable planning reason to reject it. • Future occupiers of the properties would have the right to internal conversion of the roof spaces into habitable accommodation without obtaining planning permission, due to the non-restriction of Class C permitted development rights in the original application.”

“Thursday, 9th October, 2025 Councillor Nigel Mason, as Chair, proposed to grant permission and this was seconded by Councillor Emma Fernandes.”

“Having been proposed and seconded and, following a vote, it was:”

“RESOLVED: That application 25/01834/S73 be GRANTED planning permission subject to the conditions set out in the report of the Development and Conservation Manager.”