®Planning appeal decision
Woodfield Farm, Woodfield Bungalow, Apton Hall Road, Canewdon, ROCHFORD, SS4 3RG
to demolish all existing buildings and sub-divide the plot to allow for the construction of 7 new build detached houses with shared access road to private parking
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Grierson E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring dwelling, Windmill Cottage, with regard to loss of privacy
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- the effect of the proposed development on flood risk
- would the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other consideration so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The harm to Green Belt openness through visual impact of the two-storey dwellings, combined with harm to character and appearance, living conditions, highway safety, biodiversity and flood risk, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 154, 153, 115, 173, 59, 152
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM27
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.