®Planning appeal decision
Meadows Barn, Bassetts Lane, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4BZ
Planning appeal 3366556 at Meadows Barn, Bassetts Lane, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4BZ (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 15 August 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the GPDO, having regard to whether the development is reasonably necessary for the purposes of forestry.
a prior notification for forestry building
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
- Postcode
- CM3 4BZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the GPDO, having regard to whether the development is reasonably necessary for the purposes of forestry
- if so, whether the siting, design and external appearance of the building would be acceptable
What decided it
The proposed building is reasonably necessary for the purposes of forestry operations on the appellant's woodland holding and its siting, design and external appearance are acceptable.
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