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Allowed24 March 20223284282

Meadowbrook, Meadow Way, Wickford, SS12 9HA

Planning appeal 3284282 at Meadowbrook, Meadow Way, Wickford, SS12 9HA (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 24 March 2022 by Inspector Chalk M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development proposed would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

conversion of existing detached garage to form new dwelling

Authority
Basildon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Chalk M
Postcode
SS12 9HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development proposed would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the development on habitat sites

What decided it

The development would constitute permitted re-use of a building of permanent and substantial construction that would preserve Green Belt openness and not conflict with Green Belt purposes, and the RAMS contribution would mitigate effects on habitat sites.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BAS GB7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 150

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