Claremont Burntmills Road, North Benfleet, WICKFORD, SS12 9JX

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development is 'inappropriate development' in the Green Belt
the effect of the proposed development upon the openness of the Green Belt
the effect of the proposed development on European protected sites
if the proposed development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposed development

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt which, combined with significant harm to openness, cannot be justified by the limited weight of other considerations including the housing land supply shortfall.

the delivery of 4 additional dwellings would not outweigh the substantial weight given to the harm to the Green Belt

Framework references: 11, 137, 147, 148, 149

Plan policies cited: Policy BAS GB1, Policy 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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