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Dismissed8 January 20253346934

597 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 3JF

Planning appeal 3346934 at 597 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 3JF (Rochford District Council) was dismissed on 8 January 2025 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development represents inappropriate development within the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the retention of an existing outbuilding labelled 'A' and the proposed alteration to an existing outbuilding labelled 'B' part retrospective

Authority
Rochford District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Hall C
Postcode
SS4 3JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development represents inappropriate development within the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • If the development does amount to inappropriate development, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the development does amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other material considerations, such that very special circumstances exist to warrant a grant of permission

What decided it

The cumulative scale and bulk of the outbuildings are disproportionate to the original dwelling and constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes harm to openness which is not clearly outweighed by other material considerations.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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