®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed2 May 20243324065
Land adjacent Newells Slades Lane , Galleywood, Chelmsford , Essex, CM2 8RW
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
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.
Framework references: 154, 143, 84
Plan policies cited: Policy DM6, Policy DM9, Policy S1, Policy S11
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.