®Planning appeal decision
Land at Chitral, Wyatts Green Road, Wyatts Green, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 0SS
redevelopment of the site comprising demolition of existing commercial buildings, removal of rubble and bunds, spoil heaps and tipped waste and erection of 17 new dwelling houses (use class C3), together with associated landscaping, vehicle and cycle parking and infrastructure works
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- If the proposal would be inappropriate, 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 the proposal was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and site remediation, and very special circumstances did not exist to justify inappropriate development.
The benefits of 17 new dwellings (6 affordable), visual and environmental improvements to the dilapidated site, and biodiversity enhancements were outweighed by the substantial harm to Green Belt openness, which must be given substantial weight
Framework references: 149, 150, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy MG02, Policy BE01, Policy BE02, Policy BE04, Policy BE07, Policy HP05
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.