®Planning appeal decision
Fairlawn, Lower Dunton Road , Horndon On The Hill , Essex , SS17 8QD
Planning appeal 3266628 at Fairlawn, Lower Dunton Road , Horndon On The Hill , Essex , SS17 8QD (Thurrock Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2021 by Inspector Allan J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2019 and any relevant development plan policies.
Proposed single storey, detached garage to front of existing house to replace existing storage unit
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Allan J
- Postcode
- SS17 8QD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2019 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt by definition, and the substantial harm from inappropriateness and loss of openness is not clearly outweighed by any other considerations.
the substantial harm by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness of the Green Belt was not outweighed by any other considerations, and very special circumstances did not exist
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PMD6Policy PMD2Policy CSTP22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 145
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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