A Wexham homeowner has been ordered to demolish a “harmful” outbuilding built without permission.

Buckinghamshire Council has served an enforcement notice on the property in Church Grove, alleging the building was constructed without planning permission.

The homeowner has been given six months to comply once the notice takes effect on April 1, unless an appeal is lodged.

The council said it does not believe planning permission should be granted for the outbuilding.

It said: “[It] is not considered subordinate to the main dwelling as a result of the size and location.

“In addition, the outbuilding is served by its own access and its own distinct garden area fenced off from the host dwelling.

“Accordingly, the outbuilding fails to present as a subordinate element, presenting a clear conflict local policies, which place significance on the location of the building and its relationship with the host dwelling.

“For the above reasons the development is considered to have an adverse impact to the significance of the character and appearance of the host dwelling and wider locality.

“The outbuilding does not benefit from any of the exceptions listed under paragraph 154 of the NPPF.

“The development therefore constitutes inappropriate development within the Green Belt. Inappropriate development is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt and should not be approved except in very special circumstances.

“In addition to harm by reason of inappropriateness, the development results in the spread of built form across the site, by virtue of the erection of a large detached outbuilding to the rear of the plot.

“As such, the development results in a harmful loss of openness both visually and spatially.

“No very special circumstances exist in this instance to clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt.”

The enforcement notice orders the homeowner to demolish and remove the outbuilding from the site, along with clearing away all materials and debris created by the demolition work.