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Dismissed28 October 20243333505

Ongar Garden Centre, Ongar Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, CM15 0LB

Planning appeal 3333505 at Ongar Garden Centre, Ongar Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, CM15 0LB (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2024 by Inspector Prentis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

an outline application for the demolition of the existing commercial units and construction of new replacement commercial buildings (Class E and Class B2) - appearance, landscaping, layout and scale are reserved matters

Authority
Brentwood Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector
Prentis D
Postcode
CM15 0LB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposal on flood risk
  • the effect of the proposal on the historic environment
  • whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, such as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt with a significantly greater impact on openness than the existing development, and the economic benefits do not amount to very special circumstances sufficient to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MG02Policy BE08Policy BE12Policy BE05Policy BE14Policy NE09Policy BE16Policy BE09Policy PC10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 154

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