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Dismissed4 June 20266006133

The Barns, Blounts Farm, Murrels Lane, SS5 6AB

Planning appeal 6006133 at The Barns, Blounts Farm, Murrels Lane, SS5 6AB (Rochford) was dismissed on 4 June 2026 by Inspector B. Johnson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to national and local planning policy.

Proposed construction of storage unit new build

Authority
Rochford
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Inspector
B. Johnson
Postcode
SS5 6AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to national and local planning policy
  • If the proposed development is inappropriate, 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 constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances have not been demonstrated.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 88Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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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