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Allowed7 May 20243336049

Plots 2 & 2A Greenacres, Oak Tree Farm, Chelmsford Road, Blackmore, CM4 0PZ

Planning appeal 3336049 at Plots 2 & 2A Greenacres, Oak Tree Farm, Chelmsford Road, Blackmore, CM4 0PZ (Brentwood Borough Council) was allowed on 7 May 2024 by Inspector Pannell G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.

material change of use of land from the keeping of horses to a mixed use of the keeping of horses and the stationing of caravans for residential purposes and dayrooms ancillary to that use

Authority
Brentwood Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Pannell G
Postcode
CM4 0PZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • whether the 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 necessary to justify it

What decided it

The cumulative weight of unmet Gypsy and Traveller need, the appellant's personal circumstances and equality implications, and particularly the significant weight given to the best interests of the children, clearly outweighed the substantial Green Belt harm, amounting to very special circumstances.

The substantial weight attributable to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness and modest loss of openness) plus modest harm from intentional unauthorised development was clearly outweighed by moderate weight to accommodation needs/personal circumstances, considerable weight to unmet Gypsy and Traveller need, and significant weight to the best interests of the children, so very special circumstances existed and the appeal was allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Strategic Policy MG02Policy HP07Policy HP10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 138Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 155

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