Planning appeal decision
The Rest, Moores Avenue, Fobbing, Essex, SS17 9HQ
Planning appeal 3291664 at The Rest, Moores Avenue, Fobbing, Essex, SS17 9HQ (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 1 February 2023 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.
chalet style 3-bedroom bungalow and the removal of two existing buildings
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- SS17 9HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether or not there are any other considerations which clearly outweigh the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to allow the development
What decided it
The proposed development would have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than existing development and would constitute inappropriate development for which no very special circumstances exist to justify approval.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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