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Dismissed12 February 20243320030

Land at Spital Lane, Brentwood, CM14 5PQ

Planning appeal 3320030 at Land at Spital Lane, Brentwood, CM14 5PQ (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 February 2024 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal proposal would constitute 'inappropriate development' in terms of green belt policy.

erection of 12 affordable apartments, including new vehicular access and associated parking and landscaping

Authority
Brentwood Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Felgate J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal proposal would constitute 'inappropriate development' in terms of green belt policy
  • if so, whether the development would also cause harm to the green belt's openness or purposes
  • whether the development would meet a need for affordable housing, and accord with relevant national policies relating to such housing in rural areas
  • whether any harm to the green belt, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the 'very special circumstances' needed to justify such development in the green belt

What decided it

The harm to the green belt, carrying substantial weight under NPPF paragraph 153, was not clearly outweighed by the significant benefits of providing affordable housing, and therefore very special circumstances were not demonstrated.

the significant benefits of providing 12 affordable apartments to meet identified local need did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the green belt arising from inappropriateness, loss of openness, and conflict with green belt purposes

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
BLP Policy MG02BLP Policy H05
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 143Paragraph 73Paragraph 82

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