®Planning appeal decision
189 Coxtie Green Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, South Weald, CM14 5RP
Planning appeal 3285464 at 189 Coxtie Green Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, South Weald, CM14 5RP (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 May 2022 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed new dwelling would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it.
conversion of two outbuildings and the erection of a replacement building to residential
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- CM14 5RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed new dwelling would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposed new dwelling would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to its openness, and the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight given to housing delivery benefits and limited weight given to economic benefits and the fallback position.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MG02
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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