Planning appeal decision
4 Kendal Avenue, Epping, CM16 4PN
Planning appeal 3270588 at 4 Kendal Avenue, Epping, CM16 4PN (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2021 by Inspector Wallis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.
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
- Postcode
- CM16 4PN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DBE1DBE3DBE5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Court of Justice of the European Union 2018 ruling on European Sites
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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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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