®Planning appeal decision
Land South of , Dunton Road, Basildon, Essex, SS15 4DB
Planning appeal 3325933 at Land South of , Dunton Road, Basildon, Essex, SS15 4DB (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 11 December 2023 by Inspector Masters C, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in an accessible location with regards to local services and facilities.
full application for residential development of 269 dwellings (Use Class C3), 2 x vehicular access points off Dunton Road, formal
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Masters C
- Postcode
- SS15 4DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is in an accessible location with regards to local services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The severe and unaddressed shortfall in market and affordable housing supply was found to clearly outweigh the Green Belt and other harm, establishing very special circumstances.
The substantial harm from inappropriate development, moderate harm to openness, limited harm to the Green Belt purpose of safeguarding the countryside, and moderate harm from loss of agricultural land were clearly outweighed by the very significant weight attached to market and affordable housing delivery together with moderate weight given to public transport, biodiversity net gain, economic benefits and open space, so that very special circumstances existed to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BAS GB1BAS BE12Policy S5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 104Paragraph 105Paragraph 110Paragraph 11Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 138Paragraph 148Paragraph 57
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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