Planning appeal decision
Unit 7A, Hallsford Bridge Industrial Estate, Ongar Road, Stondon Massey, Essex, CM5 9RB
Planning appeal 3322832 at Unit 7A, Hallsford Bridge Industrial Estate, Ongar Road, Stondon Massey, Essex, CM5 9RB (Brentwood Borough Council) was allowed on 14 February 2024 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in the interests of maximising the use of electric and low emission vehicles.
Change of temporary planning permission to permanent change of use from motor vehicle parking to motor vehicle parking and storage of empty skips
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- CM5 9RB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in the interests of maximising the use of electric and low emission vehicles
What decided it
The condition was reasonable and necessary for staff and visitor vehicles but unreasonable as applied to commercial vehicles and HGVs given the nature of the appellant's operations and the supporting text of Policy BE11 requiring charging provision to be appropriate and viable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE11
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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