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Dismissed1 October 20266008122

Milan Villa, Hyde Wood Lane , Canewdon, Rochford, SS4 3RR

Planning appeal 6008122 at Milan Villa, Hyde Wood Lane , Canewdon, Rochford, SS4 3RR (Rochford) was dismissed on 1 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the statutory BNG requirements would apply to the proposal and, if so, whether they would be met.

a revised scheme to demolish the existing property and garages on the site and construct a 4(min) bedroomed Georgian style house, workshop and garage, utilising an existing crossover for access through private gates onto a private driveway with 2 car parking spaces and 2 garage parking spaces

Authority
Rochford
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
SS4 3RR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the statutory BNG requirements would apply to the proposal and, if so, whether they would be met
  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The proposal would fail to comply with the statutory biodiversity net gain requirement in Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 because it could not be secured as self-build development and there was no evidence of the site's pre-development biodiversity value.

The benefits of the proposal, comprising limited housing contribution, economic benefits and design preferences, would be substantially outweighed by its adverse effects when assessed against the Framework's national decision-making policies, particularly the conflict with Framework policy N2(1)(a) on biodiversity conservation and enhancement.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM21Policy DM6
Judgments
Turner v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2016] EWCA Civ 466; R (on the application of Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) and others) v North Yorkshire County Council [2020] UKSC 3

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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