Land at The Grange 5 Murrels Lane, Hullbridge, SS5 6AB

without planning permission, the erection of a two-storey building intended to be used as a garage, games room and storage (building is shown labelled A and hatched on plan 2 attached to the notice)

Authority: Rochford District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Hawkins S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether erection of the building constitutes inappropriate development, having regard to the Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
The effect on openness
Whether any harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations and whether this would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify granting planning permission

What decided it

The building constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, and the other considerations advanced do not clearly outweigh this harm such that very special circumstances exist to justify permission.

Framework references: 149, 147, 137

Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy CP1, Policy DM1

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