146 Highcliffe Drive, WICKFORD, SS12 0JG

one detached two-bedroom bungalow

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Buchanan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to local and national planning policy
if it is inappropriate development, its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, or any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to its openness, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to establish very special circumstances.

the modest social and economic benefits of a single new home and the 3.5-year housing land supply position were outweighed by the substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriate development and reduction of openness

Framework references: 11, 147, 148, 149, 174

Plan policies cited: BAS GB1, BAS BE12

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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