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Dismissed8 December 20233319613

Land Adjacent To 5 St Vincents Hamlets, Weald Road, South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5QX

Planning appeal 3319613 at Land Adjacent To 5 St Vincents Hamlets, Weald Road, South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5QX (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Outline application for the construction of 1no. dwelling (All matters reserved)

Authority
Brentwood Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith J
Postcode
CM14 5QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether any 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 constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and character, and the harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.

the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to character and appearance, given substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by limited benefits from housing supply, economic contribution and design quality, so the appeal was dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MG02Policy HP06Policy BE14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 149eParagraph 149gParagraph 148

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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