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Dismissed7 June 20233304975

Land Rear Of The Hyde, Glebe Road, Ramsden Bellhouse, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1RL

Planning appeal 3304975 at Land Rear Of The Hyde, Glebe Road, Ramsden Bellhouse, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1RL (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 7 June 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposals on the Green Belt, including any effects on openness and the purpose of including land within it.

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Authority
Basildon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wilkinson S
Postcode
CM11 1RL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposals on the Green Belt, including any effects on openness and the purpose of including land within it
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on designated sites and priority species
  • Whether or not the proposal would increase flood risk to surrounding areas
  • Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations such as to provide the very special circumstances required to justify development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, and the Green Belt is a protected asset under Framework paragraph 11d(i) which provides a clear reason to dismiss the appeal notwithstanding the housing land supply deficit.

The benefits of addressing local housing land supply deficit and providing construction jobs and local spend were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by harm to the Green Belt (including definitional harm and loss of openness) and harm to character and appearance, with no exceptional circumstances identified to justify the scheme.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
BAS BE12BAS BE13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 125Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 181Paragraph 182Paragraph 219
Judgments
People Over Wind and Peter Sweetman v Collite Teoranta ECJ (2018) C-323/17

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