®Planning appeal decision
Langley and Mile Nurseries, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2ER
residential development comprising up to 52 dwellings (including 40% affordable housing) with vehicular access from Crooked Mile, associated open space, children’s play area and ancillary works
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hunt S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Whether it would be appropriately located having regard to local and national policies and guidance
- The effects of the proposed development on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (EFSAC)
What decided it
The finding that harm to Green Belt openness was moderate rather than substantial and that the affordable housing contribution satisfied the paragraph 149(g) exception, combined with satisfactory mitigation of effects on the Epping Forest SAC, meant there were no clear reasons for refusal under the tilted balance.
The benefits of housing delivery (52 dwellings including 40% affordable housing), moderate economic benefits, and re-use of previously developed land were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts relating to the Green Belt and EFSAC, so the balance tipped in favour of allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 149, 150, 80, 110-112, 56, 57, 54, 11(d)
Plan policies cited: Policy GB2A, Policy CP2(ii), Policy CP2, Policy H5A, LPSV Policy DM4, LPSV Policy DM2, LPSV Policy DM22, LPSV Policy DM19, LPSV Policy SP2, LPSV Policy P3, LPSV Policy H2
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.