®Planning appeal decision
Paddocks Little Laver Road, Matching Green, HARLOW, CM17 0RH
the construction of a porch and entrance gates, piers and walls
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Grierson E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and adverse impact on openness, combined with harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist.
The harms to the Green Belt (inappropriateness and loss of openness) and to character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GB2A, Policy LL10, Policy LL11, Policy DBE4, Policy DBE10, Policy DM3, Policy DM9, Policy DM10, Policy DM4
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.