®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed13 February 20266001779
Southend Road, Fobbing, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 9EY
change of use of vacant agricultural land to equestrian facilities
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect on highway safety
- 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 substantial weight given to harm to Green Belt openness and harm to highway safety was not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits proposed, so very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy CSSP4, Policy PMD6, Policy PMD9, Policy PMD2
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