®Planning appeal decision
Buildings at The Orchards , Roxwell Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3SA
Planning appeal 3345241 at Buildings at The Orchards , Roxwell Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3SA (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 November 2024 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if so, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations that would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposals.
timber cabin garden building and adjacent timber viewing deck within the garden of an existing dwelling
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- CM1 3SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if so, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations that would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposals
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to access to services and sustainable transport (Appeal B only)
What decided it
Both appeals failed because the proposals constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify them: Appeal A because the building is materially larger than its predecessor, and Appeal B because the visual impact would harm openness despite spatial benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S7Policy S11Policy DM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 109Paragraph 116
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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