®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, SS7 2TA
up to 58 dwellings with associated vehicular access, parking, public open space, play space and attenuation basins, together with landscaping enhancements (all matters reserved except access)
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on landscape character and appearance
- whether or not the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The collective other considerations, including housing and affordable housing benefits, did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, so very special circumstances did not exist.
Very substantial weight to housing and affordable housing benefits, together with significant weight to biodiversity net gain and ancient woodland enhancement and lesser weight to other benefits, did not clearly outweigh the substantial Green Belt harm (inappropriateness, openness and purposes) plus other identified harms, so the balance tipped against the proposal.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy H7
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.