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Dismissed31 January 20243315662

Lodge Farm, Heath Road, Ramsden Heath , Billericay, Essex, CM11 1HL

Planning appeal 3315662 at Lodge Farm, Heath Road, Ramsden Heath , Billericay, Essex, CM11 1HL (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2024 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.

construction of 8 dwellings with associated works including parking and landscaping

Authority
Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hickey A
Postcode
CM11 1HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policy for the delivery of housing and accessibility to services and facilities
  • whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and character and appearance, combined with the unsustainable location, were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, meaning very special circumstances did not exist to justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S11Policy DM6Policy S1Policy S7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 154

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