Woodbridge, Branksome Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0JD

Planning appeal 3310341 at Woodbridge, Branksome Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0JD (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 28 September 2023 by Inspector Gunn J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is 'inappropriate development' for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan.

described on the application form as ‘Self-build new single storey detached dwelling

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Gunn J
Postcode: SS12 0JD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development is 'inappropriate development' for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan
the effect of the proposed development upon the openness of the Green Belt
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 Inspector's finding that the appeal site falls within a village and the proposed development constitutes limited infilling under NPPF paragraph 149(e), thereby rendering it not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy BE12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149

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