®Planning appeal decision
The Cabin, Windsor Road, Bowers Gifford, BASILDON, Essex, SS13 2LH
1no. dwelling to be demolished and 1no. dwelling to be constructed in replacement
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on openness
- If the development is inappropriate development, is the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would be materially larger than the existing building and would cause moderate harm to the openness of the Green Belt in both spatial and visual terms, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations including the fallback position.
The substantial weight attached to harm from inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness of the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight given to housing delivery benefits, moderate weight given to energy efficiency features, and moderate weight given to the fallback position, resulting in the appeal being dismissed.
Framework references: 152, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy BAS GB3
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