®Planning appeal decision
Land at Blackmore Farm , Noak Hill Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9UG
Planning appeal 3288917 at Land at Blackmore Farm , Noak Hill Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9UG (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2022 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
‘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
- Postcode
- CM12 9UG
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Basildon Local Plan Saved Policies (2007)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 147Paragraph 149
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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