Land adjacent Ardleigh House , Hall Road, ROCHFORD, SS4 1PD

Authority: Rochford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Savage K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the provisions of the Framework
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
The design quality of the dwelling and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
If the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness and Green Belt purposes, and the material considerations in support do not clearly outweigh this harm to constitute very special circumstances.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness were not clearly outweighed by limited weight given to economic benefits, modest housing contribution, and the fallback position, such that very special circumstances do not exist.

Framework references: 154, 145, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy GB1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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