Willows Farm, Orchard Avenue, Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex, CM11 1PH

Planning appeal 3340954 at Willows Farm, Orchard Avenue, Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex, CM11 1PH (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 12 February 2026 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Erection of an outbuilding (approximately 46m² footprint) used for storage of equipment related to garden maintenance, with shallow mono-pitched roof and black weatherboarding cladding, located to the rear of the property

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Bennett T
Postcode: CM11 1PH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt
its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
if it is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness, to which substantial weight must be attached, is not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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