®Planning appeal decision
Buildings at The Orchards , Roxwell Road, Writtle, CHELMSFORD, Essex, CM1 3SA
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
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.
Framework references: 152, 153, 154, 109, 116
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S7, Policy S11, Policy DM6
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.