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Runwell Hall Farm, Hoe Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, CM3 8DQ
Planning appeal 3329132 at Runwell Hall Farm, Hoe Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, CM3 8DQ (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 August 2024 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of agricultural machinery storage building and farm/estate office building
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- CM3 8DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposals on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- 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 development
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area (Appeal A only)
What decided it
The proposals would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt by reason of their mixed use (agricultural and non-agricultural), and the moderate weight of other considerations did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and loss of openness required to justify development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP11DM6DM23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 142Paragraph 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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