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Dismissed16 October 20253363020

Belsmard Nathans Lane, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3RF

Planning appeal 3363020 at Belsmard Nathans Lane, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3RF (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2025 by Inspector Oyebade A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

conversion of residential and equestrian building to residential

Authority
Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Oyebade A
Postcode
CM1 3RF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect on the availability of community facilities in the area
  • the effect on existing sustainable transport in the locality
  • would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The absence of a proper structural survey demonstrating that the building is of permanent and substantial construction, combined with identified structural defects indicating significant reconstruction would be necessary, means the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM10Policy S11Policy DM21Policy S1Policy S7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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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