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Notice varied and upheld1 November 20213257372

Land Adjacent to Oakwood, Little Hyde Lane, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 0HJ

Planning appeal 3257372 at Land Adjacent to Oakwood, Little Hyde Lane, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 0HJ (Brentwood Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 November 2021 by Inspector Thomas N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

without planning permission, the making of a material change of use of the land, shown edged with red on the attached plan, from agricultural land to use as a residential/domestic garden ancillary to a residential dwellinghouse known as Oakwood, Little Hyde Lane i.e. as an extension of the existing residential/domestic curtilage

Authority
Brentwood Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Thomas N
Postcode
CM4 0HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
  • If the development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that is moderately harmful to openness and conflicts with Green Belt purposes, with no considerations that could clearly outweigh this harm to establish very special circumstances.

The moderate harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes, combined with harm to character and appearance, was not outweighed by any other considerations, and very special circumstances were not established.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy GB2Policy GB8Policy CP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 150

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