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Dismissed18 November 20213255892

Former Haulage Yard Site, Sewardstone Road, Sewardstone, Waltham, Essex, E4 7RN

Planning appeal 3255892 at Former Haulage Yard Site, Sewardstone Road, Sewardstone, Waltham, Essex, E4 7RN (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is in a suitable location having regard to its accessibility to services and facilities.

Outline application with all matters reserved except access for the demolition of the existing building excluding Sewardstone Hall and erection of up to 40 dwellings

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Chandler M
Postcode
E4 7RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is in a suitable location having regard to its accessibility to services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation

What decided it

The location of the site in direct conflict with the development plan due to poor accessibility to services and facilities, combined with the failure of the Unilateral Undertaking to provide satisfactory mitigation due to ownership defects, meant the adverse impacts substantially outweighed the benefits even under the tilted balance.

The modest housing supply benefits, economic benefits from construction, and visual improvements to character and appearance were substantially outweighed by the substantial weight given to the location conflict with the development plan and the absence of a satisfactory Unilateral Undertaking to mitigate harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CP6Policy CP9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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