®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed1 May 20266005318
6 Barn Mead, Toot Hill, Ongar, Essex, CM59SE
the change of use of Green Belt land to permeable access/turning area
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the scheme constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework and the effect upon the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- if the scheme 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 harm to Green Belt openness and purposes, combined with moderate harm to character and appearance, is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify inappropriate development.
Framework references: 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SP5, Policy DM4, Policy SP6, Policy DM3
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