®Planning appeal decision
Oaklee Farm Manor Road, Lambourne End, ROMFORD, RM4 1NB
to remove all existing structures, hardstanding, compound boundary fencing and material stores and construct a single storey two bedroom detached contemporary dwelling
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is inappropriate within the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would reduce the openness of the Green Belt, and the other considerations advanced were not sufficient to clearly outweigh this harm and the harm from inappropriateness, so very special circumstances do not exist.
The conventional untilted planning balance applied; the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and reduction in openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including housing supply, economic benefits, environmental performance, and biodiversity enhancements.
Framework references: 137, 147, 148, 149, 48
Plan policies cited: Policy GB2A, Policy GB7A, Policy SP6, Policy DM4, Policy DM2, Policy DM22
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.