®Planning appeal decision
The Glen, Brook Drive, Fobbing, Essex, SS17 9HH
a chalet style 3 bedroom house of a style and character in keeping with the local dwellings
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Mileham P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether or not there are any other considerations which clearly outweigh the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to allow the development
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of a single dwelling, and very special circumstances did not exist.
The modest economic and social benefits of a single dwelling and other considerations did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the moderate harm to openness, and the balance tipped against approval.
Framework references: 11, 137, 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: emerging policy GB4 of the Revised Basildon Local Plan (2014-2034)
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.