Land Adjacent to Whitewebs Cottage Main Road, Margaretting, Ingatestone, CM4 9HX

Planning appeal 3291609 at Land Adjacent to Whitewebs Cottage Main Road, Margaretting, Ingatestone, CM4 9HX (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 March 2023 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, taking into account its effect on openness.

construction of two stables and associated tack room

Authority: Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Smith J
Postcode: CM4 9HX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, taking into account its effect on openness
whether the siting of the proposed development would safeguard existing trees, with particular regard to the preserved ash tree at Whitewebs Cottage
if the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether any 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 would cause material harm to the openness of the Green Belt in both spatial and visual terms, and this substantial harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, meaning very special circumstances did not exist to justify inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S11Policy DM6Policy DM17
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149Paragraph 149b

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