®Planning appeal decision
Oaktree Farm, Burnham Road, Battlesbridge, WICKFORD, Essex, SS11 7QS
demolition of existing dwelling, commercial building and three ancillary storage structures. Erection of replacement dwelling and single additional new dwelling with associated amenity space, tree planting, parking, EV charging points and landscaping
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Knight A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the site is in a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policies and access to services and facilities
What decided it
The site's unsustainable location, requiring reliance on private car use for essential journeys to basic facilities, conflicts with development plan policies and the Framework's climate change objectives and cannot be justified by the modest housing benefit or uncertain fallback position.
Framework references: 153, 154, 155, 164
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S11, Policy DM6, Policy DM9, Policy S7
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