Planning appeal decision
Moss Tan Chelmsford Road, White Roding, Dunmow, CM6 1RG
Planning appeal 3328133 at Moss Tan Chelmsford Road, White Roding, Dunmow, CM6 1RG (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 22 July 2024 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt considering the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt, and having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of 4no. detached dwellings (existing buildings to be demolished)
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowden N
- Postcode
- CM6 1RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt considering the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt, and having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- whether any 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 proposal would have a substantially greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development, constituting inappropriate development that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.
the moderate social and economic benefits of delivering four new homes did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S6 of the Uttlesford Local Plan 2005
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 154Paragraph 11Paragraph 205Paragraph 152Paragraph 153
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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