®Planning appeal decision
Land at Woodvalley Farm, Outwood Common Road, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1HP
permission in principle for the erection of 6no Self Build Lifetime Homes for 6 no. local residents/households from Billericay and Wickford and associated works including construction of access drive, footways and provision of private gardens, amenity space; cycle and refuse storage and landscaping
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, in terms of land use and location, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it
- the effect of the amount of development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would be habitats development under Article 5B of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017 (as amended)
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the other material considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
the modest to moderate benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision, sustainable construction, biodiversity enhancements and economic contribution did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness
Framework references: 149, 23
Plan policies cited: Policy BAS GB1, Policy BAS BE12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.