®Planning appeal decision
Land at Southlands , Crays Hill , Essex CM11 2XB, CM11 2XB
Planning appeal 3309566 at Land at Southlands , Crays Hill , Essex CM11 2XB, CM11 2XB (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 7 November 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.
the erection of a three-bedroomed chalet bungalow
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- CM11 2XB
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 development
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with harmful effects on openness, and no very special circumstances have been demonstrated to outweigh this harm.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and reduction in openness was not clearly outweighed by the very small benefits of a single dwelling's contribution to housing supply and minor social and economic benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BAS GB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Vision Engineering
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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