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

Planning appeal 3307147 at Claremont Burntmills Road, North Benfleet, Wickford, SS12 9JX (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2023 by Inspector Gunn J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is 'inappropriate development' in the Green Belt.

Proposed erection of 4 No. 3 Bed Bungalows

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Gunn J
Postcode: SS12 9JX

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BAS GB1Policy BAS BE12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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