Planning appeal decision
The Steers, Pigstye Green Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0QF
Planning appeal 3263208 at The Steers, Pigstye Green Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0QF (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 25 January 2022 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed revised siting on the character and appearance of the area.
the material change of use of the land from domestic horse keeping to a mixed use of horse keeping and the stationing of caravans for residential purposes without complying with a condition attached to planning permission granted by
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- CM5 0QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed revised siting on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The visual effect of the revised caravan orientation would be no greater than the previously approved layout, and the extant permission provides a fallback position that weighs heavily in favour of the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP2 of the Epping Forest Local Plan (1998) and Alterations (2006)Draft policy DM9 of the emerging Epping Forest District Local Plan (2017)Draft policy SP7 of the emerging Epping Forest District Local Plan (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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