6 The Old Nursery, Battlesbridge, WICKFORD, SS11 7HH

relocation of single storey outbuilding

Authority: Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: White P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the proposed developments are or would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the developments on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
Whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The harm to the openness of the Green Belt, to which substantial weight must be attributed, is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.

Framework references: 142, 153, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Strategic Policy S11, Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Policy DM6

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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