Grove Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8UA

Planning appeal 3346050 at Grove Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8UA (Rochford District Council) was allowed on 26 February 2025 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

construction of an artificial grass pitch within the grounds of Grove Wood Primary School

Authority: Rochford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector: Carpenter C
Postcode: SS6 8UA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
Its effect on the environment and health

What decided it

The proposal satisfies the exception at Framework paragraph 154(b) for appropriate facilities for outdoor sport in connection with an existing use, as it preserves Green Belt openness and does not conflict with Green Belt purposes, and the educational and health benefits outweigh the low environmental and health risks identified.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1 of the Rochford Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2011Policy EDU4 of the Rochford Local Development Framework Allocations Plan 2014
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 96Paragraph 104

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