®Planning appeal decision
Land at Blackmore farm , Noak Hill Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9UG
‘erection of 2No dwellings with associated parking and landscaping’
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no exception applying, and the substantial harm to the Green Belt and character and appearance is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, including the housing land supply shortfall.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm combined with moderate harm to character and appearance was not clearly outweighed by the minor economic benefits and accessibility of the location, even accounting for the 3.5-year housing supply shortfall.
Framework references: 11, 147, 149
Plan policies cited: Basildon Local Plan Saved Policies (2007)
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.