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Frequently Asked Questions & Search facility queries |
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Updated 11 May 2007
FAQ = Frequently Asked
Questions
If you have a query and cannot find the answer using the Search facility on the main page, please e-mail us and we will try to answer you within a few days
For specific planning appeal decisions, if they do not appear on this website, try searching on www.planningresource.co.uk/dcs.
Below are the Search queries made of this website and our comments.
April 2007.
garden nursery car park Check in ‘appeals – agriculture’ and ‘car parks’ to see if any answer your query.
Original
dwelling. This is a difficult query to
answer. Generally speaking, the total
amount of enlargement of the original dwelling should normally be less than 40
or 50% for it to be regarded as not disproportionate (
Sevenoaks
& Kent. Too vague for us to know what you are
looking for.
Turner close Too vague for us to help.
March 2007.
Chislehurst No known reference.
Log cabin / log house No known refernce.
February 2007.
10,000 homes See the North Mymms District green Belt Soc section of this website – see Latest News page.
Debate Too vague. Debate on what?
Derelict House. Too vague. Where?
Northaw. Your best bet is to visit the Welwyn Hatfield Council website www.welhat.gov.uk and search the Planning section for information about a specific property.
Nursing Home. Does not ring any bells with the editor. To general a query.
TRPI and TCPA responses to Government Planning Papers. Read the comments of LGBC by clicking here. This edition of LGBC Notes was unable to give comments on the East of England Plan but there are comments on the North Mymms District green Belt Soc section of this website – see Latest News page.
Wedge. Presumably connected with the Barker Report – see below in the December section.
January 2007
Biodiesel plant We are not aware of any issue.
Nazeing. A village in
Nettlestead. Near
Polytunnel appeals. We shall be adding an item on this in the appeals section – agriculture.
December 2006
Barker.
Kate Barker issued a Treasury Report in December. Read the comments
of LGBC by clicking
here.
Plots Click here for the latest information. This could refer to the purchase of land by companies, particularly Green Belt land, then they divide it up into smaller plots which they sell off to people who think that planning permission may be given for housing on the land. Be warned. Let the buyer beware. The chance of Green Belt land being given permission for housing is very, very remote. You could be paying well over the true price of the land.
Tewin A village
between Welwyn Garden City and
TN14
5SA. This is near Otford,
just north of Sevenoaks in
November 2006.
Smith Ronald Smith is the Vice
Chairman of LGBC.
Basement Doesn’t ring any bells with the editor
Ruge. Doesn’t ring any bells with
the editor
October 2006.
Horticulture. See the appeals section for those relating to agriculture
Ottershaw Doesn’t ring any bells with the editor
Fencing. No information on this
Borehamwood. LGBC chairman represents the Elstree and Borehamwood GBS.
Chobham
Doesn’t ring any bells with the editor
September 2006.
Accommodation ‘kensington road’ Not known.
Brown sites in Merseyside. We do not cover Merseyside on this website
Evesham. Reason for query unknown.
Generator Reason for query unknown.
Grain silo Reason
for query unknown.
Holwood Reason for query unknown.
August 2006.
Delph. Not known
Traffic congestion pricing. No known green belt connections on this subject
Green Belt Act 1938. This is referred to at various times in the LGBC Minutes and Notes. We do not have a specific page on this topic.
M Henche. Not known.
Leisure
listings in the
Melbourn. Not known.
St Georges hospital, Hornchurch. No known information on this subject
July 2006.
Essendon. A village in Herts between Potters Bar, Hatfield and Hertford. No known planning applications affecting the Green Belt, but we do not keep track of such applications.
Brown
field within the green belt. Please refer to
Simpson. Tim Simpson is chairman of LGBC. His email address is given on the page – list of members.
Bentley Heath. We understand that this RAF station is for sale.
June 2006.
May 2006.
Bexley. If the results of your query did not answer what you were looking for, please email us with more info.
Chairman. The chairman of LGBC is Tim Simpson.
Shinfield. Not known. Please email us if you wish to enlarge on your query.
April 2006
Bridleways. These are designated paths for use by horses. They are not concerned with Green Belt policy.
Garden
Centre. See below.
John Doe, Upton Warren. Not known.
February &
March 2006
1970
boundaries. Sorry but we do not have a map of Green
Belt boundaries in 1970.
Agricultural occupancy. From a recent case it appears to be a more complex subject than you might imagine. Please speak to a planning officer at your local council for information.
Basement. Sorry
but this is too vague. If the enquirer
was unable to find the required information would they please e-mail us and we
will try to help.
Green
Belt in
Hardstanding. Too vague for us to suggest a reason for this query. There have been appeals where the large amount of hardstandings have been held to reduce the openness of the countryside, so the appeal was lost.
Keston. and
Mill Hill. The reason for these searches is unknown.
Northaw & Newgate
& Tolmers
This is a village outside
pig farm. The enquirer subsequently e-mailed us for more details. He did find a case in our appeals section, but unfortunately a typing error was made in the reference number. We were able to track down the correct information. It shows that it pays to e-mail us.
Westerham. You should ask the relevant local council
for information. We do not have any.
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Previous search
queries
Address of
We do not give our address on the website because of potential weird mail and phone calls. Please e-mail us with your contact details and we will put you in touch.
The minutes of the LGBC
Animal boarding,
catteries and kennels
If your search did not find this , try searching on www.planningresource.co.uk/dcs
birds
This search item was too vague, and I do not know of any reference to birds on this website
If your search did not find what you wanted, try searching on www.planningresource.co.uk/dcs
Camera
Sorry, but the reason for this query baffles me.
Cattery
A cattery is a commercial enterprise which would not
normally be permitted as a new development on Green Belt land. It is possible that one might be allowed as
a change of use of an existing development, but each case would have to be
decided on its own merits. We have no
knowledge of any local planning application or appeal cases in the last few
years
May be within the Essex Green Belt.
Appeals relating to the
Curtilage extension
Each case is individual. You need to speak to a planning officer at your local council.
game farm
Not something I can comment about except I would expect this to be an appropriate use of green belt land
Garden Centre
A new garden centre is unlikely to be classed as ‘agricultural’ and therefore not normally approved in the Green Belt. You should speak to your local council’s planning department to take this any further. Or try searching on www.planningresource.co.uk/dcs
Hard standings
These are hard-surfaced areas used for parking cars at a
dwelling house or business. In the Green
Belt they might be considered as reducing the openness of the green belt by
introducing an inappropriate element into the landscape. Each one will be considered on its own merits
by the planning authority.
Hatch End
No planning appeal decision is known to me. Try searching on www.planningresource.co.uk/dcs
hatcheries
Not something I can comment about except I would expect this
to be an appropriate use of green belt land
The map of the Metropolitan Green Belt will show the approximate area of
Not known. Try searching on www.planningresource.co.uk/dcs
Maidenhead
We do not have specific information about Maidenhead. You should refer to the local authority for information on specific cases.
Map of Metropolitan
Green Belt
The link to all maps is near the top of the first page of this website
Map of Green Belts
The link to all maps is near the top of the first page of this website
Map of specific Green
Belts, or parts of Green Belts
Essex Green Belt
Feland Green Belt
The link to all maps is near the top of the first page of this website.
This site does not have detailed maps of Green Belts. To see specific parts of Green Belts you should visit your local public library and ask to see the local council’s District or Borough Plan. This will include a detailed map showing Green Belt boundaries.
You can also see copies at your local council office, but phone first to find out if the Plan is held at a specific office.
Meetings
Meeting dates of the LGBC are notified to member organisations. The London Green Belt Council minutes can be accessed by heading on the front page.
Nimbys (Not In My Back Yard)
Residents in Green Belt areas are sometimes accused of being Nimbys because they are very active in trying to stop inappropriate developments on Green Belt land. In their opinion town and city dwellers would like to move to live in the Green Belt so that they can benefit from the rural way of life. The problem is that if more housing is built on the Green belt then there will be fewer fields, and a reduction in the openness of the Green Belt. You cannot have your cake and eat it! The very thing that urban dwellers want to enjoy will disappear. If the planners allow one house then how can they refuse the next application, and then the next, until there is no countryside left to enjoy.
The government is pressing to have 478,000 more houses built in the East of England by 2021, and even more in the South East of England. Local residents are appalled by these proposals. There are not enough brown field sites to accommodate all these dwellings so some, up to 40% will have to be built on green fields, including Green Belt land.
Nine Ashes
If your search did not find this, try searching on www.planningresource.co.uk/dcs
North Ayrshire
Because Scottish land laws differ from those in
pheasants
This search item was too vague, and I do not know of any reference to birds on
this website
Radlett
The Radlett Society is at www.radlettsociety.org.uk. Please refer to the Radlett Society website and/or Hertsmere District Council planning department for information
Replacement dwelling
You should refer to your local council’s planning department for specific cases. Appeal cases are in the Appeals section of this website.
Tripe Farm
If your search did not find this, try searching on www.planningresource.co.uk/dcs. On a personal note, there was a tripe works
near where I lived in
.