®Planning appeal decision
Land at Meadow Sweet, Oak Road, Billericay, CM11 2YE
construction of one new custom/ self build dwelling and associated works including vehicle access, car parking, cycle storage and hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Basildon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- CM11 2YE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal meets the definition of a custom/self-build development and therefore the requirements of the BNG exemption
- whether the appeal site is grey belt and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The proposal's failure to meet the statutory biodiversity net gain framework requirements, as the self-build exemption could not be secured and the mandatory BNG information was absent, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm arising from the proposal's conflict with the statutory biodiversity net gain framework.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 153, 154, 155
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