®Planning appeal decision
Twin Oaks, Maltings Road, Battlesbridge, SS11 7RH
Planning appeal 3334354 at Twin Oaks, Maltings Road, Battlesbridge, SS11 7RH (Chelmsford Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 20 March 2025 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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
- Postcode
- SS11 7RH
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Strategic Policy S1Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Strategic Policy S2Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Strategic Policy S11Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Policy DM18Chelmsford Local Plan (2020) Policy DM23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 176Paragraph 181
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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