®Planning appeal decision
Twin Oaks, Maltings Road, Battlesbridge, SS11 7RH
without planning permission, the material change in the use of land to a mixed use comprising storage, the siting of caravans, the operation of a manufacturing business, and a use for recreational purposes
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- White P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on flood risk
- Whether any 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 proposal
What decided it
The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that substantially harms its openness, an essential characteristic, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 142, 153, 154, 176, 181
Plan policies cited: Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Strategic Policy S1, Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Strategic Policy S2, Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Strategic Policy S11, Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Policy DM18, Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Policy 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.