®Planning appeal decision
The Old Waterworks Green Lane, BROXBOURNE, EN10 6RS
extension and change of use of a former stables building into a single residential dwelling Appeal
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Griffin E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy and the effect of the development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- Whether the development is a suitable location for residential use
- If the development is inappropriate, whether this and any identified harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The Green Belt harm from inappropriate development and the unsuitability of the site for residential use were not clearly outweighed by the other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist.
The modest contribution to housing supply and the appellant's family circumstances were weighed against the substantial harm to the Green Belt and the unsuitable location, and did not clearly outweigh that harm, so the balance tipped against the development.
Framework references: 11, 48, 137, 144, 147, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy GB9A, Policy GB2A, Policy GB8A, Policy ST1, Policy CP1, Policy CP2, Policy DM4
Judgments cited: Miller Mead v Minister of Housing and Local Government [1963] 1 All ER 459
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.