®Planning appeal decision
Hunts Farm, Old Church Lane, Mountnessing, BRENTWOOD, Essex, CM13 1UR
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
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.
Framework references: 148, 150
Plan policies cited: MG02, BE14
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