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Dismissed17 November 20213269889

1 Stonards Hill, Epping, CM16 4QE

Planning appeal 3269889 at 1 Stonards Hill, Epping, CM16 4QE (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2021 by Inspector Wyatt G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the Epping Conservation Area.

the “development of an underused piece of land of a single house, replaced with a new building consisting of 7 accessible apartments

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Wyatt G
Postcode
CM16 4QE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the Epping Conservation Area
  • housing mix
  • the living conditions of adjoining occupiers with particular regard to privacy and outlook at 3 Stonards Hill
  • highway safety
  • the integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation

What decided it

The resultant harm to the character and appearance of the area, which the Inspector found to be serious and to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

the harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HC6 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006Policy DM7 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version 2017Policy CP3 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006Policy CP7 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006Policy DBE1 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006Policy DBE3 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006Policy DM9 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version 2017Policy DM10 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version 2017Policy H1 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version 2017Policy DBE9 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006Policy ST4 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006Policy ST6 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006Policy T1 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version 2017
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 130
Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE & Harborough DC [1982] P&CR 233

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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