®Planning appeal decision
Larmar Engineering Co Ltd, Main Road, Margaretting, Ingatestone, CM4 9JD
Planning appeal 3283489 at Larmar Engineering Co Ltd, Main Road, Margaretting, Ingatestone, CM4 9JD (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 August 2022 by Inspector Grierson E, 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 revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
the demolition of existing Larmar Engineering factory, associated buildings and residential bungalow, and redevelopment to provide 7 new residential dwellings with associated parking and amenity space
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- CM4 9JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed plots 6-7 would have a significant spatial and visual impact on the openness of the Green Belt that was not outweighed by other considerations, and no very special circumstances were established to justify the inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM6Policy S11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 148
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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