®Planning appeal decision
Land Opposite Abbeyfields, Meadow Lane, Runwell, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7DY
Planning appeal 3310935 at Land Opposite Abbeyfields, Meadow Lane, Runwell, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7DY (Chelmsford Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 2 June 2023 by Inspector Dyer S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt, and with regard to any relevant development plan policies.
without planning permission, the construction of a building
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dyer S
- Postcode
- SS11 7DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt, and with regard to any relevant development plan policies
- If the development is inappropriate, whether or not any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The development causes substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt and no very special circumstances exist to justify it, as the benefits claimed by the appellant do not clearly outweigh the harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S11Policy DM6
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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