®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed9 August 20243329132
Runwell Hall Farm, Hoe Lane, Rettendon, CHELMSFORD, CM3 8DQ
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
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.
Framework references: 154, 142, 152, 153
Plan policies cited: SP11, DM6, DM23
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.