®Planning appeal decision
Hunts Farm, Old Church Lane, Mountnessing, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 1UR
Planning appeal 3264545 at Hunts Farm, Old Church Lane, Mountnessing, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 1UR (Brentwood Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 27 March 2023 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A ground (b): whether the alleged breaches have occurred as a matter of fact.
described on the application form as ‘Removal of existing 2 bedroomed caravan with the benefit of lawful use and the retention of existing one bedroomed residential annexe to the main residence
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- CM13 1UR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A ground (b): whether the alleged breaches have occurred as a matter of fact
- Appeal A ground (c): whether planning permission is required for the lawful continuation or retention of the uses and associated operational development
- Appeal A ground (f): whether the steps for compliance go beyond what is necessary to remedy the harm
- Appeal A ground (g): whether the time periods for compliance are unreasonably short
- Appeal B: whether the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt and if so the effect on its openness; any other resultant harm; and if inappropriate, whether the harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to very special circumstances
What decided it
Appeal A: the enforcement notice was upheld with corrections and extended compliance periods. Appeal B: the very special circumstances arising from the removal of the two-bedroom mobile home and the minimal impact on Green Belt openness justified the retention of the one-bedroom residential annexe.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- MG02BE14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 148Paragraph 150
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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