Planning appeal decision
564 Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 1SG
Planning appeal 3344637 at 564 Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 1SG (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 November 2024 by Inspector Shrimplin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is 'inappropriate development' having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, and if so, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances.
described in the application form as an “alteration to roof to create additional bedroom”
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Shrimplin R
- Postcode
- CM13 1SG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is 'inappropriate development' having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, and if so, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances
- If not inappropriate, the impact of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and its surroundings
What decided it
The proposed extension would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to openness and character, with no very special circumstances to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategic Policy MG02Policy BE14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 143
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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