Mr Thirstle, was present address the committee in objection to the application.

Mrs Dorrington, the applicant, was present address the committee in support of the application.

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Mrs Hones and SECONDED by Cllr Cloke to refuse the application.

The motion was CARRIED.

For:                 Cllrs Aspinell, Carter, Cloke, Mrs Henwood, Hirst, Mrs Hones, Newberry, Morrissey and Parker (9)

Against:         (0)

Abstain:         Cllr Mynott (1)

RESOLVED that planning permission is refused.

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The site lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt where inappropriate development should not be approved except in very special circumstances. The proposed extensions would be disproportionate to the original dwelling and are a form of inappropriate development.  Furthermore the extensions would be harmful to the openness of the Green Belt.  No very special circumstances have been advanced that would outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and the proposal therefore conflicts with Chapter 9 of the National Planning Framework 2012 and GB1 and GB2 of the Brentwood Replacement Local Plan 2005.

(Cllr Baker declared a pecuniary interest under the Councils Code of Conduct by virtue of knowing the neighbours of the applicant and left the Chamber and did not participate in the discussion or the vote.  Cllr Coe declared a non pecuniary interest under the Councils Code of Conduct by virtue of knowing the applicant's children, Cllr Coe is not a member of the committee and would not be voting on this item).