Planning appeal decision
Paradise Farm Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JZ
Planning appeal 3269584 at Paradise Farm Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JZ (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 29 September 2021 by Inspector Chalk M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
demolition of existing buildings, cessation of the existing storage use and erection of three dwellings with associated landscaping and car parking
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
- Postcode
- CM19 5JZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed flat-roofed design would be out of keeping with the pitched roofs of neighbouring houses and would cause harm to the character and appearance of the area that was not outweighed by the housing benefits, which were no greater than those of the already-approved scheme.
The benefits of housing delivery and the established principle of development did not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the area resulting from the detailed design of the houses.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DBE1Policy DM9Policy GB2APolicy DM4
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.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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