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Notice varied and upheld9 May 20253348017

Land off Ramsden View Road, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0LE

Planning appeal 3348017 at Land off Ramsden View Road, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0LE (Basildon District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 May 2025 by Inspector Lewis D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, considering whether the proposal would utilise grey belt land, purposes of Green Belt, the need for the development and the sustainability of the location.

the material change of use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes and hardstanding and dayroom ancillary to that use

Authority
Basildon District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Lewis D
Postcode
SS12 0LE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, considering whether the proposal would utilise grey belt land, purposes of Green Belt, the need for the development and the sustainability of the location
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • The effects on biodiversity and on the Essex Coast designated wildlife sites
  • The effects on the nearest settled community and the well-being of the appellant's family

What decided it

The site's classification as grey belt land making only a moderate/no contribution to Green Belt purposes, combined with the unmet need for traveller pitches and the sustainability of the location, meant the development was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, engaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

The adverse impacts of granting permission (loss of green space, habitat loss, potential in-combination recreational disturbance) would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of meeting an unmet need for traveller pitches, when assessed against the Framework as a whole, so the balance favoured allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BAS GB1Policy BAS BE12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 155

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