®Planning appeal decision
Wheelers Farm Coxtie Green Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM14 5RP
Planning appeal 3341922 at Wheelers Farm Coxtie Green Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM14 5RP (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2025 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effect on openness having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
The Retrospective Application to confirm the change of use from Agricultural Barns to Commercial use due to change in family circumstances”
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Francis L
- Postcode
- CM14 5RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effect on openness having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers, with particular regard to noise disturbance and light pollution
- 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 proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that significantly harms openness and conflicts with Green Belt purposes, and the moderate benefits from employment do not amount to very special circumstances sufficient to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MG02Policy BE14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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