®Planning appeal decision
Land to The South of 125 Mount Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1AD
Planning appeal 3355554 at Land to The South of 125 Mount Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1AD (Castle Point Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 June 2025 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
described on the application form as ‘new 3 bed chalet bungalow residential dwelling’
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- SS7 1AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development 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 habitats and biodiversity
- the effect on designated nature conservation sites
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriate development and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, including the limited contribution to housing supply.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt and moderate adverse effects on openness were not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight given to housing supply contribution and limited weight given to sustainability, environmental benefits, and economic benefits, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 193Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Wood v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Gravesham Borough Council [2015]
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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