®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed26 March 20253350995
Land Adjacent Aquatic Lodge Robinson Road, Horndon-On-The-Hill, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 8PU
‘Proposed brickwork pillars and wall with new gated site access’
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes substantial harm to openness and modest harm to character and appearance, which is not clearly outweighed by the limited security benefits claimed.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy PMD6, Policy CSSP4, Policy CSTP22, Policy CSTP23, Policy PMD2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.