Land at Brook Farm Adjoining 451-469, Daws Heath Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2UG

Planning appeal 3351658 at Land at Brook Farm Adjoining 451-469, Daws Heath Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2UG (Castle Point Borough Council) was allowed on 15 April 2025 by Inspector Burnham T, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework.

construction of 173 new dwellings including public open space, landscaping, access, drainage, parking, servicing, utilities and all associated infrastructure and ancillary buildings

Authority: Castle Point Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Burnham T
Postcode: SS7 2UG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue is whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework.

What decided it

The finding that Daws Heath is a village rather than a town meant the appeal site qualified as Grey Belt, satisfying paragraph 155 of the Framework and rendering the development not inappropriate in the Green Belt.

The substantial benefits of housing delivery against a very low five-year supply, affordable housing provision, Golden Rules compliance, public open space and biodiversity net gain outweighed the minor adverse landscape and visual effects, so the appeal was allowed.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 143Paragraph 155Paragraph 156

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