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Dismissed23 June 20223285390

Land at Chitral, Wyatts Green Road, Wyatts Green, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 0SS

Planning appeal 3285390 at Land at Chitral, Wyatts Green Road, Wyatts Green, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 0SS (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2022 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

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
Postcode
CM15 0SS

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MG02Policy BE01Policy BE02Policy BE04Policy BE07Policy HP05
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 11

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