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Allowed25 September 20243333454

Valentine Cottage Ethelbert Road, Rochford, SS4 3JS

Planning appeal 3333454 at Valentine Cottage Ethelbert Road, Rochford, SS4 3JS (Rochford District Council) was allowed on 25 September 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

a new dwelling and associated development

Authority
Rochford District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Carpenter C
Postcode
SS4 3JS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected European sites

What decided it

The proposal satisfies the limited infilling exception to inappropriate Green Belt development under NPPF paragraph 154(e) as Ashingdon is a village, and the agreed RAMS mitigation contribution ensures no adverse effect on protected European site integrity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy GB2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 152Paragraph 154

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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