®Planning appeal decision
Former haulage yard site, Sewardstone Road, Sewardstone, Waltham, Essex, E4 7RN
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Chandler M
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP3, Policy CP6, Policy CP9
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.