®Planning appeal decision
69 Church Hill, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1QP
Planning appeal 3270758 at 69 Church Hill, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1QP (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 12 May 2022 by Inspector Tudhope S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Demolition of the existing dwelling and replacement with a block of 8 residential apartments alongside associated accesses, landscaping, amenity space, parking and other ancillary works
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tudhope S
- Postcode
- IG10 1QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with regard to pedestrian movement within the site
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the qualifying features of nearby European sites
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the building's excessive scale and massing, combined with the failure to demonstrate satisfactory living conditions regarding pedestrian movement within the site, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery despite the severe housing land supply shortfall.
The benefits of providing 7 net market homes in an accessible location and modest economic and biodiversity benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unacceptable harm to character and appearance and failure to provide satisfactory living conditions, such that the proposal did not represent sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP7DBE1DBE5DBE8ST1SP3T1DM9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 92Paragraph 112Paragraph 130
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.