The Cabin, Fallow Barn, Ashwells Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Essex, CM15 9SE

Planning appeal 3354011 at The Cabin, Fallow Barn, Ashwells Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Essex, CM15 9SE (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 February 2025 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies.

construction of replacement dwelling

Authority: Brentwood Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Gee R
Postcode: CM15 9SE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The material increase in size of the replacement dwelling (87.5% increase in floor space and 83% increase in footprint) means it fails the exception for replacement buildings in the Green Belt, and the resulting harm to openness and inappropriateness is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy MG02
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 55

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