®Planning appeal decision
Land east of Rayleigh Road, Thundersley, SS7 3NL
Outline planning application for the development of up to 455 new homes, a new multi-use community hall, land for the provision of a healthcare facility, land for a stand-alone early years and childcare nursery, new vehicular/pedestrian access points from Stadium Way in the north and Daws Heath Road in the south, new greenways and green links, multi-functional open space, green infrastructure, surface water attenuation, landscaping and associated infrastructure. All matters reserved except access
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dawe A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The cumulative Green Belt harm (inappropriateness, loss of openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes), together with harm to character and appearance and BMVAL loss, was not clearly outweighed by the benefits, so very special circumstances did not exist.
the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, loss of openness, conflict with Green Belt purposes, harm to character and appearance, and limited harm from loss of BMVAL was not clearly outweighed by the substantial and other weighted benefits (housing and affordable housing delivery, economic benefits, biodiversity net gain and community facilities), so very special circumstances did not exist and the balance tipped against the proposal
Framework references: 11, 143, 180
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.