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Woodfield Farm, Woodfield Bungalow, Apton Hall Road, Canewdon, Rochford, SS4 3RG
Planning appeal 3328612 at Woodfield Farm, Woodfield Bungalow, Apton Hall Road, Canewdon, Rochford, SS4 3RG (Rochford District Council) was dismissed on 29 July 2024 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- SS4 3RG
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM27
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 153Paragraph 115Paragraph 173Paragraph 59Paragraph 152
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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