®Planning appeal decision
Maisron, Eversley Road, Basildon, Essex, SS13 2DJ
the demolition of existing residential storage and construction of three bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and the effect on openness
- Whether 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 to justify it
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm its openness, and the modest benefits from housing delivery and design quality do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.
The modest benefits of housing delivery (given the Council's lack of 5-year supply), design quality, and social and economic benefits were outweighed by the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness.
Framework references: 11, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy BAS GB1
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.