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Dismissed28 January 20263373646

Land at Tibbs Porch, The Chase, Wickford, Essex, SS12 9EX

Planning appeal 3373646 at Land at Tibbs Porch, The Chase, Wickford, Essex, SS12 9EX (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 28 January 2026 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of two new custom/ self build dwellings and associated works including vehicle access, car parking, cycle storage and hard and soft landscaping

Authority
Basildon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith J
Postcode
SS12 9EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • 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 is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with moderate harm to openness, and the modest benefits from housing delivery do not clearly outweigh the substantial weight that must be given to Green Belt harm.

the modest benefits of housing delivery and contribution to housing land supply were outweighed by the substantial weight to be given to harm to the Green Belt and its openness, such that very special circumstances do not exist

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy BE12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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