Land East of Friars Lane, Hatfield Heath, Essex, CM22 7AP

Planning appeal 3276589 at Land East of Friars Lane, Hatfield Heath, Essex, CM22 7AP (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2022 by Inspector Wyatt G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and development plan policy.

the “formation of hardened access to allow all year round planting and maintenance”

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Wyatt G
Postcode: CM22 7AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and development plan policy
the effect of the proposals 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 very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

Both proposals constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S6 of the Uttlesford Local Plan 2005
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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