Planning appeal decision
Brook House Farm, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1ST
Planning appeal 3278103 at Brook House Farm, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1ST (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 6 April 2022 by Inspector Ayres J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the Framework.
single storey rear extension and associated site works
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ayres J
- Postcode
- RM4 1ST
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the Framework
What decided it
The proposed extension, at 37.5% increase in floorspace and designed as a subservient modern addition, does not constitute a disproportionate addition to the original building and therefore falls within the NPPF paragraph 149(c) exception for extensions in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GB2A(vii)GB14A
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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