®Planning appeal decision
Malvina Close, Lower Dunton Road, Horndon on the Hill, Essex, SS17 8QG
Provision of 5No. self build residential plots, with main services provided. Allowance of individual units c175 square metres with all amenity works and designs to be decided
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to its accessibility to services and facilities
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt, comprising inappropriate development and moderate harm to openness, is not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness, together with limited harm from poor accessibility, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight given to housing land supply shortfall and the limited weight given to self-build provision and other factors, resulting in dismissal
Framework references: 11, 105, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy CSSP1, Policy CSSP4, Policy PMD2, Policy PMD6
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.