Land West of Hill Farm Cottages, London Road, Crays Hill, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UZ

the erection of up to five dwellings and garages

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Sylvester G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the area, which the Inspector found would be a high degree and determinative, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance.

the cumulative benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits, which carry high weight, were outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance of the area, which is determinative

Framework references: 187, 135, 154, 155, 11, 73

Plan policies cited: Policy BAS BE12(i)

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.