Planning appeal decision
Newney Cottage, Newney Green, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3SE
Planning appeal 3288710 at Newney Cottage, Newney Green, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3SE (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 September 2022 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the NPPF and development plan policy.
Proposed single storey cartlodge garage
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- CM1 3SE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the NPPF and development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and impact on openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, including the limited weight attached to the fallback position and heritage considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM6S11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 197
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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