Land Southwest of Rivaside, Maltings Road, Battlesbridge, SS11 7RH

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 and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it
• If the development is inappropriate, 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 harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and significant harm to openness, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to other material considerations.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and significant harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including security concerns and fallback position, which were given limited weight.