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Dismissed7 March 20223279706

London Alpacas, Mount Road, Theydon Mount, Epping Forest, CM16 7PL

Planning appeal 3279706 at London Alpacas, Mount Road, Theydon Mount, Epping Forest, CM16 7PL (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 7 March 2022 by Inspector Dyer S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the application for a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.

use of land for the purposes of agriculture (the keeping and breeding of alpacas) including alpaca experiences, as set out in the attached letter dated 29 March 2021 and supporting documents

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Dyer S
Postcode
CM16 7PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse the application for a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded

What decided it

The alpaca experiences are recreational activities functionally unrelated to the agricultural use and do not fall within the statutory definition of agriculture or constitute incidental or ancillary activities to it.

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