®Planning appeal decision
Wards Lodge, , Highwood Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3QJ
Planning appeal 3286400 at Wards Lodge, , Highwood Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3QJ (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 May 2022 by Inspector Cheesley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and if so, 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 proposal.
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- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cheesley J
- Postcode
- CM1 3QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and if so, 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 proposal
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of Wards Lodge, a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness, character and appearance, and the setting of a listed building, with no very special circumstances to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategic Policy S11Policy DM6Policy DM23Strategic Policy S3Policy DM13
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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