®Planning appeal decision
Former Railway Nurseries, Forest Road, Hainault, IG6 3HE
Planning appeal 3282890 at Former Railway Nurseries, Forest Road, Hainault, IG6 3HE (London Borough of Redbridge) was dismissed on 3 November 2022 by Inspector Clowes M, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
demolition of existing poly tunnel structures and buildings, construction of new bungalows with shared access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clowes M
- Postcode
- IG6 3HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the living conditions of the future occupiers with regard to outlook
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt caused by introducing new buildings on a cleared site with no existing structures to replace, combined with the adverse effect on living conditions of future occupiers, cannot be outweighed by the modest benefits of 3 new dwellings and housing contribution.
The modest weight attached to the location with respect to services and public transport and the contribution to the housing stock does not clearly outweigh the substantial weight to be given to Green Belt harm and the moderate harm to living conditions of future occupiers, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP34Policy LP26Policy G2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 134Paragraph 137Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Turner v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466; R (Lee Valley Regional Park Authority) v Broxbourne Borough Council [2015] EWHC 185 (Admin)
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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