Planning appeal decision
Crayside Oak Road, Crays Hill, Billericay, CM11 2YL
Planning appeal 3289411 at Crayside Oak Road, Crays Hill, Billericay, CM11 2YL (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 15 June 2022 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of protecting the openness of the Green Belt.
Change of use of existing annexe to dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- CM11 2YL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of protecting the openness of the Green Belt
What decided it
The physical constraints of the site and the modest scale of any permitted development mean that removing the condition would not result in inappropriate development or significant harm to Green Belt openness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BAS BE12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 54
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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