Land Adjacent to 'Woodlands', Branksome Ave, Wickford , Essex, SS12 0JD

Planning appeal 3278853 at Land Adjacent to 'Woodlands', Branksome Ave, Wickford , Essex, SS12 0JD (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 6 April 2022 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal would constitute 'inappropriate development' in terms of the relevant Green Belt policies.

described in the application as: “infill development, providing 3 bedroomed chalet bungalow

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Felgate J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal proposal would constitute 'inappropriate development' in terms of the relevant Green Belt policies

What decided it

The proposed development qualifies as limited infilling in a village under NPPF paragraph 149(e) and therefore is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, combined with the substantial weight given to the contribution to housing supply in the context of a shortfall in five-year supply.

The benefits of providing a new dwelling contributing to the local shortfall in five-year housing supply, weighted as substantial, and some benefit to the local economy, are not outweighed by any substantiated adverse impacts; the development is not inappropriate in Green Belt terms and NPPF policies provide no clear reason for refusal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 149

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