The Ranch, Church Lane, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UN

Planning appeal 3365675 at The Ranch, Church Lane, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UN (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 2 October 2025 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

the demolition of existing garage/annexe/stables and dwelling, redevelopment into a 2no two-storey detached chalet style dwellinghouses with associated garage and landscaping

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pearce J
Postcode: CM11 2UN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
if it is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal qualifies as limited redevelopment of previously developed land that would not cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness, making it appropriate development under NPPF paragraph 154(g) and therefore acceptable without very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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