Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Daylands Farm Stock Road , West Hanningfield , Chelmsford Essex, CM4 9QZ
Planning appeal 3329744 at Land Adjacent Daylands Farm Stock Road , West Hanningfield , Chelmsford Essex, CM4 9QZ (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2024 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the Framework.
the erection of a detached self build bungalow on land adjacent to Daylands Farm, Stock Road, Stock
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce J
- Postcode
- CM4 9QZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the Framework
- if it is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The site does not meet the Framework's definition of previously developed land, making the proposal inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by the other considerations advanced.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S11Policy DM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 15
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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