Plot 2 Holly Tree, Five Acres Farm, Hovefield Drive, Wickford, Essex, SS12 9JD

Planning appeal 3352383 at Plot 2 Holly Tree, Five Acres Farm, Hovefield Drive, Wickford, Essex, SS12 9JD (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2025 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

a timber framed mobile shed and a timber framed greenhouse for agricultural business purposes

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Grierson E
Postcode: SS12 9JD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited and unsubstantiated benefits of the proposed agricultural use when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.

the significant harm to character and appearance outweighed the limited benefits of the proposed agricultural business, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BAS GB1 of the Basildon District Local Plan Saved Policies (2007)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 154

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