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Dismissed22 May 20253358034

Land Adjacent To The Delves, Lower Road, Mountnessing, Essex, CM15 0TR

Planning appeal 3358034 at Land Adjacent To The Delves, Lower Road, Mountnessing, Essex, CM15 0TR (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 May 2025 by Inspector Francis L, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the erection of one infill dwelling

Authority
Brentwood Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Francis L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • 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 site lies outside the village of Mountnessing and therefore cannot benefit from the limited infilling exception in paragraph 154(e) of the Framework, making the proposal inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.

The limited benefits arising from the provision of an additional dwelling do not clearly outweigh the harm from inappropriateness and the significant harm to character and appearance, so very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MG02Policy BE14Policy NE07
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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