®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Newells Slades Lane , Galleywood, Chelmsford , Essex, CM2 8RW
Planning appeal 3324065 at Land Adjacent Newells Slades Lane , Galleywood, Chelmsford , Essex, CM2 8RW (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2024 by Inspector Sibley G, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies and linked to this whether the site is a small gap in an otherwise built-up frontage, the effect of the proposal on the function and purpose of the Green Belt and the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.
outline planning application (all matters reserved) relating to the proposed erection of 2-4 self-build dwellings
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- CM2 8RW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and linked to this whether the site is a small gap in an otherwise built-up frontage, the effect of the proposal on the function and purpose of the Green Belt and the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- 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 proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and function, combined with harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of delivering 2-4 self-build dwellings, such that very special circumstances could not be demonstrated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM6Policy DM9Policy S1Policy S11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 143Paragraph 84
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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