®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Kennel Lane, Billericay, CM12 9RR
Planning appeal 3298599 at Land North of Kennel Lane, Billericay, CM12 9RR (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 9 December 2022 by Inspector Dillon C, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect on openness.
outline planning application with all matters reserved, except means of access, for the erection of up to 200 homes; new vehicular access comprising a new arm off the Laindon Road, A176 and Noak Hill Road roundabout; realignment of Kennel Lane to join the new access and associated closure of the Kennel Lane spur; together with car parking, landscaping, surface water drainage basins and associated works
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- CM12 9RR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect on openness
- whether or not there is any other harm that would result from the appeal proposal
- whether or not any harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The acute and persistent shortfall in housing and affordable housing land supply, combined with the absence of an up-to-date local plan, clearly outweighed the identified Green Belt harm to amount to very special circumstances.
The substantial harm from inappropriateness, loss of openness and impact on Green Belt purposes was clearly outweighed by the considerable-to-very-heavy weight attached to addressing the acute housing and affordable housing supply shortfall, together with other moderate benefits, so that very special circumstances existed to justify the grant of permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BAS GB1Policy BAS BE12Policy BAS C1Policy BAS S5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 111Paragraph 81
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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