®Planning appeal decision
Land at Brook Farm adjoining 451-469, Daws Heath Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2UG
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
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.
Framework references: 57, 58, 143, 155, 156
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.