®Planning appeal decision
Field at Greenacre Lane, Stock, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 9PR
Planning appeal 6005303 at Field at Greenacre Lane, Stock, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 9PR (Chelmsford Borough Council) was allowed on 1 May 2026 by Inspector Whitfield H, 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 relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework.
Application ref. 25/01194/FUL was originally made for the erection of a cow barn, but it was amended to a hay/feed barn shortly after submission of the application to the LPA
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
- Postcode
- CM4 9PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework
- whether there is any other harm that would give rise to conflict with the development plan
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposed barns meet the exception for agricultural buildings under paragraph 154(a) of the Framework and Policy DM6, and therefore do not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with no other material harm identified.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM6Chapter 13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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