Fox & Hounds, Church Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1PW

Planning appeal 3289723 at Fox & Hounds, Church Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1PW (Chelmsford Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 16 March 2023 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt and, if so, the effect on its openness.

proposed moveable garden structure comprising of tented marquee within the rear garden

Authority: Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector: King T
Postcode: CM11 1PW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt and, if so, the effect on its openness
Any other resultant harm
If inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The smaller marquee in Appeal C was proportionate to the pub building, set into the site with limited visual impact, and justified by Framework paragraph 84 supporting sustainable expansion of public houses in rural areas, whereas the larger structures in Appeals A and B were inappropriate development causing material harm to Green Belt openness without very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: S11DM6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 84

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