®Planning appeal decision
Hippodrome Farm, Goatsmoor Lane , Stock, Chelmsford, Essex, CM4 9RS
the construction of a stable block and manege
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Berry A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposed development would reduce the openness of the Green Belt in both visual and spatial terms and would represent encroachment of development into the countryside, contrary to the purposes of the Green Belt, and this substantial harm was not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of providing stabling and training facilities for the appellants' horses.
Framework references: 138, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy S11, Policy DM6, Policy DM10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.