®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Holt Cottage, Gardiners Lane North, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2XE
Planning appeal 6005089 at Land North Of Holt Cottage, Gardiners Lane North, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2XE (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 17 April 2026 by Inspector Wright A, 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 relevant development plan policies.
the erection of three dormer bungalows with associated private amenity space and parking in lieu of existing stable building, hardstanding and manège
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- CM11 2XE
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 relevant development plan policies
- 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 harm to the openness of the Green Belt, combined with the unsustainable location and failure to meet the exceptions in the Framework, could not be clearly outweighed by the modest housing supply benefit.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and other harm was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight given to housing provision and limited weight to biodiversity enhancements, such that very special circumstances did not exist; the Framework's Green Belt policies provided a strong reason to refuse the proposal notwithstanding the lack of five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BAS GB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 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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