®Planning appeal decision
Land South West Of Warehouse , Highwood Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3PT
Planning appeal 3339008 at Land South West Of Warehouse , Highwood Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3PT (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 November 2024 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
outline planning permission for the construction of a new warehouse (Use Class B8) with ancillary office floorspace and including new access, car parking/servicing arrangements
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- CM1 3PT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal 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 proposal on the openness of the Green Belt, and the purposes of including the land within it
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk
- whether 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 proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and purposes, and the moderate benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to establish very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM16Policy S11Policy DM6Policy S1Policy S7Policy DM8Policy DM18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 115
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.
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