Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Whitney House Farm, Durley Avenue , Wickford, SS12 0WH
Planning appeal 3298863 at Land Adjacent to Whitney House Farm, Durley Avenue , Wickford, SS12 0WH (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 4 November 2022 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
the use of land for a replacement dayroom for the existing ancillary dayroom
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- SS12 0WH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
What decided it
The replacement dayroom would not be materially larger than the existing building it replaces, satisfying the exception in NPPF paragraph 149(d) and therefore not constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BAS GB3Policy BAS GB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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