®Planning appeal decision
3 Cherrytree Cottages Stock Road, Stock, Ingatestone, CM4 9QU
Planning appeal 3356111 at 3 Cherrytree Cottages Stock Road, Stock, Ingatestone, CM4 9QU (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 June 2025 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
demolish existing extension to build single storey side extension with pitched roof
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Knight A
- Postcode
- CM4 9QU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Stock Conservation Area
- If the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would clearly be outweighed by any other considerations, amounting to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed development would result in disproportionate additions to the original dwelling and constitute inappropriate Green Belt development that would harm openness and the character of the Conservation Area, with no very special circumstances to justify approval.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM11Policy DM23Policy DM13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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