®Planning appeal decision
Plot 1, Grove Farm, Brentwood, CM14 5NG
the material change of use of the land shown on the attached site plan ‘B’ known as ‘Plot 1’ shown edged in black from agricultural use to use for parking of HGV’s including commercial vehicles, tr ailers, cars, caravans, and commercial storage of plant equipment and metal containers
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the degree to which the unlawful uses of the land undermine the spatial and visual openness of the Green Belt and conflict with the purposes of including land in the Green Belt
- their effect on the character and visual amenity of the area
- other considerations to be weighed against the harm caused by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm in the planning balance to be reached
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the economic and employment benefits of the uses (including the lawfully-supported waste recycling centre) clearly outweighed the identified Green Belt and other harm, amounting to very special circumstances justifying the grant of permission on the ground (a) appeals.
the substantial weight given to economic benefits, employment, policy support for the waste recycling centre and efficient use of land clearly outweighed the harm to the openness and purposes of the Green Belt, so that very special circumstances existed and the development did not conflict with the development plan
Framework references: 137, 138, 147, 148, 150
Plan policies cited: HLP policy 26, HLP policy 29, LP policy D1, LP policy D3, LP policy SI 9, LP policy SI 8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.