®Planning appeal decision
The Green, Rectory Road, West Tilbury, RM18 8UD
Planning appeal 3340849 at The Green, Rectory Road, West Tilbury, RM18 8UD (Thurrock Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2024 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and, if it would, the effect on openness.
the removal of the existing garage, small shed and the chimney, and erection of a single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- RM18 8UD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and, if it would, the effect on openness
- whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building, Post House, and the extent to which the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the West Tilbury Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether any 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 development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with considerable harm to the significance of designated heritage assets, was not outweighed by any public benefits or other considerations, and very special circumstances were not established.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- PMD6CSTP24PMD4CSTP22CSTP23PMD2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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