®Planning appeal decision
London Road, Basildon, SS16 4SQ
Planning appeal 3371799 at London Road, Basildon, SS16 4SQ (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 18 March 2026 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would be an acceptable location for the proposed use, having regard to the provisions of the Framework in relation to promoting healthy lives and communities, with particular reference to the distance from Vange Primary School.
erection of a freestanding drive-thru restaurant, landscaping and associated works, including Customer Order Displays (COD) and alterations to existing car parking area
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- SS16 4SQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be an acceptable location for the proposed use, having regard to the provisions of the Framework in relation to promoting healthy lives and communities, with particular reference to the distance from Vange Primary School
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- whether the financial contributions in the UU are necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms, directly related to the development and fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the development
What decided it
The revised NPPF paragraph 154g test (December 2024) allowing redevelopment of previously developed land that does not cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness, rather than requiring no greater impact than existing development, enabled the proposal to benefit from an exception to inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BAS GB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 96Paragraph 97Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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