®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of Field End, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Essex, RM4 1EH
Planning appeal 3272079 at Land to the Rear of Field End, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Essex, RM4 1EH (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 19 January 2023 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and, if so, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
Material change of use of land for purposes incidental to residential use; erection of buildings; construction of swimming pool
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- RM4 1EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and, if so, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the development would create any other harm, with particular regard to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and persons using the nearby public footpath, and the effects of the proposed building's design on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- If it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and by reason of any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposed building would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt harmful to its openness and landscape character, with no very special circumstances to justify it, whereas the open-air swimming pool qualified as an appropriate recreational facility preserving openness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GB2AGB7AGB4LL1LL2CP2SP6DBE4DBE9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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.
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