Planning appeal decision
Argyle, Great Burches Road, Benfleet, SS7 3NG
Planning appeal 3283305 at Argyle, Great Burches Road, Benfleet, SS7 3NG (Castle Point Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 April 2023 by Inspector Jordan A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the effect that development undertaken under permitted development rights would have on the character of the Green Belt in this location.
a “three bedroomed bungalow at Argyle, Burches Road, Benfleet” without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref CPT/1593/88, dated 31 July 1989
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jordan A
- Postcode
- SS7 3NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the effect that development undertaken under permitted development rights would have on the character of the Green Belt in this location
What decided it
The condition is reasonable and necessary because the site's openness, visibility, and large plot size mean that cumulative permitted development could substantially harm the rural character and openness of the Green Belt, and the original permission was only acceptable on this basis.
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