Fox and Hounds PH, Church Road, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1PW

proposed moveable garden structure comprising of tented marquee within the rear garden

Authority: Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: King T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt and, if so, the effect on its openness
Any other resultant harm
If inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The smaller marquee in Appeal C was proportionate to the pub building, set into the site with limited visual impact, and justified by Framework paragraph 84 supporting sustainable expansion of public houses in rural areas, whereas the larger structures in Appeals A and B were inappropriate development causing material harm to Green Belt openness without very special circumstances.

Framework references: 147, 149, 84

Plan policies cited: S11, DM6

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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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