®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To 5 St Vincents Hamlets, Weald Road, South Weald, BRENTWOOD, CM14 5QX
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
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
Framework references: 149, 149e, 149g, 148
Plan policies cited: Policy MG02, Policy HP06, Policy BE14
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.