Planning appeal decision
The Glen Broomhills Chase, Little Burstead, Billericay, CM12 9TG
Planning appeal 3348390 at The Glen Broomhills Chase, Little Burstead, Billericay, CM12 9TG (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 27 March 2025 by Inspector Leigh 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
a single storey detached outbuilding - cart lodge
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Leigh C
- Postcode
- CM12 9TG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The outbuilding qualifies as an extension under NPPF paragraph 154(c) and does not constitute a disproportionate addition to the original building, therefore falling within the Green Belt exception and not causing harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BAS GB1BAS GB4BAS BE12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 135Paragraph 12
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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