®Planning appeal decision
Fairdene Church Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4SS
to sub-divide the plot at Fairdene to allow for the construction of a 5 bedroom detached house with private parking
- 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 on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 paragraph 155(c) of the Framework because the site is not in a sustainable location, lacking safe and suitable access to services and facilities, and the harm to the Green Belt is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the benefit of contributing to housing supply in the context of a 4.53 year supply.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 153, 154, 155
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