®Planning appeal decision
Siena, Robinson Road, Horndon on the Hill, SS17 8PU
the erection of two residential dwellings including parking, landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Courtney T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness, to which substantial weight must be given cumulatively, is not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced, and the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development do not exist.
The substantial cumulative harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery and limited benefits of design quality and sustainability measures, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply due to Green Belt protection.
Framework references: 154, 11
Plan policies cited: CSSP1, CSSP4, PMD2, PMD6
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.