Internal and external alterations to existing dwelling.

General Policy 3

Restricts development outside zoned areas except for specific countryside exceptions like extensions to existing dwellings. The officer considered the site in unzoned woodland but found the modest extension acceptable as it fits replacement/alteration exceptions without landscape harm.

Environment Policy 1

Protects countryside and ecology for its own sake. No ecological harm identified from the small-scale works in woodland area.

Environment Policy 3

Prohibits unacceptable loss or damage to woodland with amenity/conservation value. Proposal involves registered trees area (RA1694) but no impact noted, and Flood Risk Division had no interest.

Housing Policy 15

Permits extensions to traditional countryside properties if respecting proportion, form, and appearance; exceptional for >50% floorspace. Side extension (3x6.7m) is proportionate and subordinate, under threshold, matching traditional style.

Paragraph 8.12.2

Controls countryside extensions to avoid detracting from amenities; traditional properties must retain character. Extension matches architectural features, does not destroy proportions or increase impact.