®Planning appeal decision
Land Land Corner of Corner Road, Ramsden Cray, Wickford, Essex, CM11 2UT
Planning appeal 3347517 at Land Land Corner of Corner Road, Ramsden Cray, Wickford, Essex, CM11 2UT (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 26 June 2025 by Inspector Harding 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.
development of two dwellings, hard and soft landscaping and associated parking and infrastructure
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- CM11 2UT
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
- the effect of the proposal upon Blackwater Estuary Special Protection Area, Blackwater Estuary Ramsar and Essex Estuaries Special Area of Conservation
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, including existing trees
What decided it
The Council's demonstrable inability to provide a five-year housing land supply (1.88 years) and poor Housing Delivery Test performance (35%) engaged the tilted balance, under which the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the modest localised harm to character and appearance from tree loss.
The modest localised harm to character and appearance from tree loss was outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery on a small/medium site in the context of the Council's significantly below-required housing land supply and delivery position, together with associated economic and social benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- saved Policy BAS GB1 of the Basildon District Local Plan Saved Policies, September 2007saved BDLP Policy BAS BE12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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