®Planning appeal decision
Fallowfield Grays Avenue , Langdon Hills , Basildon , Essex , SS16 5LP
the erection of a two bedroom single storey detached dwelling
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leigh C
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, including the impact on openness
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal in the Green Belt
What decided it
The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt caused by the scale and bulk of the proposed dwelling was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of one additional dwelling and the fallback carport position.
The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight attributed to the housing supply contribution and the fallback position, so very special circumstances did not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
Framework references: 154, 110, 115, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy BAS GB1
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