Stock House Ingatestone Road Stock Ingatestone Essex CM4 9PD

1. 1.Reason 1 Policy S1 sets out the guiding Spatial Principles to deliver Strategic Priorities and Vision in order to underpin the Spatial Strategy. This includes protecting the Green Belt. Policy S11 relates to the Role of the Countryside. This identifies that the openness and permanence of the Green Belt will be protected and opportunities for its beneficial use will be supported where consistent with the purposes of the Green Belt. Inappropriate development will not be approved except in very special circumstances. Chapter 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework relates to protecting Green Belt land. The NPPF states that the fundamental aim of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open. It also states that the essential characteristics of Green Belts are their openness and their permanence. Local Planning authorities should ensure that substantial weight is given to any harm to the Green Belt and new buildings should be regarded as inappropriate unless they comply with one of a list of exceptions. Policy DM6 of the Chelmsford Local Plan relates to the construction of new buildings and provides a list of exceptions to inappropriate development. This list reflects paragraph 154 of the NPPF and at section c includes; C) Replacement buildings Planning permission will be granted for the replacement of a building provided that: i. the existing building being replaced is of permanent and substantial construction; and ii. the new building is in the same use as the existing; and iii. the new building is not materially larger than the one it replaces; and iv. the new building would not be out of keeping with its context and surroundings, and does not result in any other harm. WEB PBCS090 24/01369/S73 REMATZ The proposed variation of condition 2 of the planning permission reference 24/01369/FUL results in an increase in the size and scale of the carport compared to the originally approved scheme. This materially increases the overall massing of development on the site. It adds to the spread of built form which has created a development which is materially larger than the one it replaces. It results in a form of development that has a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt. The development would therefore result in inappropriate development causing unacceptable visual and spatial harm to the openness of the Green Belt. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated that would clearly outweigh this harm. The proposal does not comply with Policy DM6 of the Chelmsford Local Plan and the requirements of the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

CM4 9PD

Application type

Amendment

Scale / size

Small

Validated

4 March 2026

Consultation expiry

14 April 2026

Consultation end

14 April 2026

Target decision date

29 April 2026

Statutory period

56 days

Planning Portal ID

PP-14752803

Documents

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