®Planning appeal decision
Bramleys Foster Street, HARLOW, CM17 9HS
new dormer bungalow utilising existing dedicated access
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Manchester S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be 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
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness 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 would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the harm to openness and character and appearance was not outweighed by any other material considerations.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, together with moderate harm to character and appearance, was not outweighed by limited benefits including negligible housing contribution, limited economic benefits, and limited weight to personal circumstances and fallback position.
Framework references: 11, 154, 8
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy SP5, Policy DM9
Judgments cited: Vision Engineering Ltd v SoS and Guildford Borough Council
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.