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Dismissed24 August 20266010567

Castleton, Days Lane, Doddinghurst, CM15 9SL

Planning appeal 6010567 at Castleton, Days Lane, Doddinghurst, CM15 9SL (Brentwood) was dismissed on 24 August 2026 by Inspector P B Jarvis, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies.

Erection of detached outbuilding to provide a home gym and shower facilities incidental to the main dwelling house

Authority
Brentwood
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
P B Jarvis
Postcode
CM15 9SL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
  • Effect on Green Belt openness
  • The effect on the setting of the Grade II listed Days Farmhouse
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be outweighed by other considerations as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal would result in a disproportionate increase in the size of the dwelling compared to the original building, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt for which no very special circumstances were demonstrated.

The harm by reason of inappropriateness, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations; the limited impact on openness and heritage setting were neutral factors insufficient to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MG02Policy BE16
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy GB7Policy GB6Policy HE4Policy HE6
Judgments
Warwick DC v SSLUHC, Mr J Storer Y Mrs A Lowe [2022] EWHC 2145 (Admin); Sevenoaks DC v SSE & Dawe [1997]

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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