®Planning appeal decision
Graylands, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LY
Planning appeal 3279987 at Graylands, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LY (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2022 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
change of use from agricultural land to residential use
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- CM22 7LY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development 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 development causes a harmful loss of openness to the Green Belt through the introduction of domestic paraphernalia, and no other considerations clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2APolicy GB7APolicy DM4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 150Paragraph 48
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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