®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to the Acorns, Wrights Lane, Wyatts Green, CM15 0QA
Planning appeal 3368476 at Land Adjacent to the Acorns, Wrights Lane, Wyatts Green, CM15 0QA (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 October 2025 by Inspector Reid L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of self build single storey dwelling with all matters reserved
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reid L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on openness
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would 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 meet any of the exceptions to inappropriate development in the Green Belt and would cause moderate harm to openness, with limited weight in favour being insufficient to clearly outweigh this harm.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to housing delivery, economic and social benefits, and self-build status, so very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MG02
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 11
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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