Planning appeal decision
Property Adjacent to Dunrovin, Ellesmere Road, Rochford, SS4 3JP
Planning appeal 3275372 at Property Adjacent to Dunrovin, Ellesmere Road, Rochford, SS4 3JP (Rochford District Council) was allowed on 28 January 2022 by Inspector Shearing C, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
to demolish existing dwelling and replace with new dwelling
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- SS4 3JP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, 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 required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The existence and specifics of the lawful fallback position, which would result in a more visually harmful disjointed design, was of considerable importance and clearly outweighed the harm from inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 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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