®Planning appeal decision
Nookfold, Trenham Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, SS13 1AB
Planning appeal 3273534 at Nookfold, Trenham Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, SS13 1AB (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2021 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
proposed rear extension with pitched roof over and proposed first floor rear dormer with catslide roof
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- SS13 1AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 disproportionate scale of the proposed extension compared to the original dwelling, combined with harm to Green Belt openness, could not be justified by very special circumstances as the other considerations cited attracted only limited weight.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited harm to openness, to which paragraph 148 requires substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight given to other material considerations, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BAS GB4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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