®Planning appeal decision
460 Daws Heath Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2UD
Planning appeal 3357595 at 460 Daws Heath Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2UD (Castle Point Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2025 by Inspector Dring G, 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 Framework, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.
replace existing dwelling and outbuildings with three detached residential units comprising chalet style two storey dwellings fronting Daws Heath Road, together with ancillary car parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- SS7 2UD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposed development makes adequate provision for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
- if the proposed development is inappropriate, whether the harm, by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
the substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, together with insufficient BNG information, was not clearly outweighed by moderate weight given to housing supply, economic benefits, and design compliance
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
- Judgments
- Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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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