®Planning appeal decision
Meapswood, Park Lane, Ramsden Heath, Essex, CM11 1NN
Planning appeal 3270031 at Meapswood, Park Lane, Ramsden Heath, Essex, CM11 1NN (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 July 2021 by Inspector Chalk M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development proposed would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any harm to openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
change of use of existing stable block to holiday accommodation
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Chalk M
- Postcode
- CM11 1NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development proposed would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any harm to openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The stable block was erected in 2016, failing to meet the ten-year age requirement in Policy DM10, and the proposed extensive glazing would harm the building's original character, making the development inappropriate in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it.
the modest benefits of tourism provision and rural economy support did not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM10Policy DM6
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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