®Planning appeal decision
1 Stonards Hill, Epping, CM16 4QE
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
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
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy HC6 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006, Policy DM7 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version 2017, Policy CP3 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006, Policy CP7 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006, Policy DBE1 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006, Policy DBE3 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006, Policy DM9 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version 2017, Policy DM10 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version 2017, Policy H1 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version 2017, Policy DBE9 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006, Policy ST4 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006, Policy ST6 of the Epping Forest Local Plan and Alterations 1998-2006, Policy T1 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version 2017
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE & Harborough DC [1982] P&CR 233
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.