®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining (east side) Gammon Staples Farmhouse, Baker Street , Orsett, Essex, RM16 3LJ
an outline application for 5 detached bungalows
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the purposes of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the modest contribution to housing supply and other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist.
The modest benefit of five additional homes and limited weight given to site security, planning history and resource consumption did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, so the appeal was dismissed despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 143, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy CSSP4, Policy PMD6
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.