6 The Gallops Park Lane , Ramsden Heath , Billericay, Essex , CM11 1NN

Planning appeal 3371993 at 6 The Gallops Park Lane , Ramsden Heath , Billericay, Essex , CM11 1NN (Chelmsford Borough Council) was allowed on 24 April 2026 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), including its effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.

change of use of land to residential garden, and erection of a garden room

Authority: Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Ellis D
Postcode: CM11 1NN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), including its effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
the effect of the development on biodiversity and ecology

What decided it

The garden room does not cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt and therefore meets the exception in paragraph 154(g) of the Framework, making it appropriate development despite conflicting with the outdated local plan policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM6Policy DM10Policy S1Policy S11Policy S4Policy DM16
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 232Paragraph 38

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