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Notice varied and upheld14 July 20263357480

The Hall, Church Road, Ramsden Bellhouse, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1RT

Planning appeal 3357480 at The Hall, Church Road, Ramsden Bellhouse, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1RT (Basildon District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 July 2026 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the extent of the building for which planning permission is sought would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

part retrospective for the partial retention of an outbuilding

Authority
Basildon District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Bartlett R
Postcode
CM11 1RT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the extent of the building for which planning permission is sought would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The loss of openness resulting from the increased height of the replacement building is modest and does not constitute substantial harm to the Green Belt when viewed in its residential curtilage context with mature screening.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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