®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Oakwood, Little Hyde Lane, INGATESTONE, Essex, CM4 0HJ
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
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.
Framework references: 137, 138, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy GB2, Policy GB8, Policy CP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.