®Planning appeal decision
Three Trees , Grange Lane , Roydon, Essex, CM19 5HG
Planning appeal 3255933 at Three Trees , Grange Lane , Roydon, Essex, CM19 5HG (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 18 August 2021 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal scheme on the living conditions of neighbouring residents at Silverknowes with particular regard to overlooking.
without planning permission: The unauthorised erection of glass panels to form a terrace/balcony on the roof of the single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- CM19 5HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal scheme on the living conditions of neighbouring residents at Silverknowes with particular regard to overlooking
What decided it
The harmful loss of privacy to users of the rear garden of Silverknowes caused by direct views from the balcony, which cannot be adequately mitigated by the planting provided or by conditions, outweighs any other considerations.
No material considerations indicate that the decision should be taken otherwise than in accordance with the development plan, which is breached by the harmful loss of privacy to neighbouring residents.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DBE9 of the Epping Forest Local Plan (1988) and Alterations (2006)Policy DM7 of the Epping Forest Local Plan (Submission Version) 2017Policy DM9 of the Epping Forest Local Plan (Submission Version) 2017
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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