Planning appeal decision
Warren House High Road, Epping, CM16 5BB
Planning appeal 3274841 at Warren House High Road, Epping, CM16 5BB (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 11 January 2022 by Inspector Somers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the landscape and setting of the Epping Forest.
the re-siting of a previously approved dwelling adjacent Warren House
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Somers J
- Postcode
- CM16 5BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the landscape and setting of the Epping Forest
- Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character and/or appearance of the Copped Hall Conservation Area, including the setting of the Ambresbury Banks Slight Univallate Hillfort
What decided it
The proposal would increase harm to the landscape setting of Epping Forest and fail to preserve the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and setting of the Scheduled Monument, with public benefits that do not clearly outweigh the less than substantial harm to heritage assets.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved LP Policy LL10Saved LP Policy LL11Saved LP Policy NC1Saved LP Policy HC1Saved LP Policy HC6Saved LP Policy HC7Emerging LPSV Policy DM1Emerging LPSV Policy DM2Emerging LPSV Policy DM3Emerging LPSV Policy DM7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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