Planning appeal decision
Stonywood, Mill Lane, Fryerning, Essex, CM4 0HU
Planning appeal 3320371 at Stonywood, Mill Lane, Fryerning, Essex, CM4 0HU (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 February 2024 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
described on the application form as ‘erection of a new dwelling. Amended scheme to include a basement
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- CM4 0HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the impact on openness
- if the development is inappropriate, 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 proposed development
What decided it
The proposed development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would result in a materially larger building than its predecessor, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MG02
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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