®Planning appeal decision
Marsh View Lower Road, HOCKLEY, SS5 5LR
to demolish the existing chalet bungalow and buildings on site, sub- divide the plot and construct 5no. 5 bedroom detached new build half chalet style houses with 3 private parking spaces and a garage each
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Grierson E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- would the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal fails to accord with the sustainability criterion in paragraph 155(c) of the Framework and the harm to the Green Belt, character and appearance, and highway safety are not clearly outweighed by other considerations, such that very special circumstances do not exist to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
The benefits of housing delivery and the demonstrable unmet housing need do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness and inappropriateness, together with harm to character and appearance and highway safety.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1 of the Core Strategy, Policy T1 of the Core Strategy, Policy T6 of the Core Strategy, Policy DM1 of the Development Management Plan, Policy DM3 of the Development Management Plan, Policy DM10 of the Development Management Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.