86 Daws Heath Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet , Essex, SS7 2TA

Planning appeal 3356471 at 86 Daws Heath Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet , Essex, SS7 2TA (Castle Point Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 April 2025 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

‘extensions to form open plan kitchen living diner, reception room, integral garage with self contained annexe and extra bedrooms ’

Authority: Castle Point Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Shearing C
Postcode: SS7 2TA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
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 proposal

What decided it

The disproportionate scale of the extensions (294% uplift in area, tripling of volume) constitutes inappropriate development to which substantial weight must be given under the Framework, and the identified benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 142Paragraph 154

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