®Planning appeal decision
Village Nursery, 56 Well Lane, Stock, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 9LZ
Planning appeal 3307672 at Village Nursery, 56 Well Lane, Stock, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 9LZ (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies.
a residential dwelling
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- CM4 9LZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet the requirements for limited infilling under Policy DM9(A) as it does not constitute a small gap in an otherwise built-up frontage, and would cause unacceptable harm to the openness and purposes of the Green Belt without very special circumstances to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S11Policy DM6Policy DM9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 149
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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