Planning appeal decision
Penclawdd, Clements Hall Lane, Hawkwell, Essex, SS5 4DT
Planning appeal 3319339 at Penclawdd, Clements Hall Lane, Hawkwell, Essex, SS5 4DT (Rochford District Council) was dismissed on 30 January 2024 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
a 3-bedroom detached new-build dwelling
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- SS5 4DT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, 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 proposal would result in a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development and would constitute inappropriate development for which the identified moderate benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm required to be justified by very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
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.
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