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Hippodrome Farm, Goatsmoor Lane , Stock, Chelmsford, Essex, CM4 9RS
Planning appeal 3297603 at Hippodrome Farm, Goatsmoor Lane , Stock, Chelmsford, Essex, CM4 9RS (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 March 2023 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- CM4 9RS
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S11Policy DM6Policy DM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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