Greenwise Nurseries, Vange Park Road, Vange, BASILDON, SS16 5LA

hard surfacing of existing gravel drive with permeable tarmac

Authority: Thurrock Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Housden C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect of the proposal on its openness
the effect on the character and appearance of the area
if the proposal is inappropriate development in 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 proposal qualifies as partial redevelopment of previously developed land under NPPF paragraph 154(g) exception and would not cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness, therefore not being inappropriate development and requiring no very special circumstances justification.

Framework references: 11, 143, 153, 154, 232

Plan policies cited: Policy PMD6, Policy PMD2, Policy CSTP22, Policy CSTP23, Policy CSSP4

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