®Planning appeal decision
4 Kendal Avenue, EPPING, CM16 4PN
demolition of the existing detached house and replacement building containing six apartments
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development upon the integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The proposed building's substantially greater scale, footprint and site coverage, coupled with its prominent corner location and dominant appearance in the street scene, would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area that outweighs the housing benefits.
The benefits of market housing delivery and sustainable location were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance arising from poor design that fails to reflect local and national design policies.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: DBE1, DBE3, DBE5
Judgments cited: Court of Justice of the European Union 2018 ruling on European Sites
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.