®Planning appeal decision
Crown Hill, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3TF
Replacement of Planning Consent EPF/2030/17 to replace 4no semi-detached cottages with 8no two bedroom apartments using the same building envelope, footprint and elevations
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The development would likely have a significant adverse effect on the integrity of the Epping Forest SAC, alone and in combination with other plans and projects, which in the context of Framework policies protecting areas of particular importance provided a clear reason for refusal that outweighed the housing benefits.
The modest but important contribution to housing numbers and economic and social benefits were outweighed by the likely significant adverse effect on the integrity of the Epping Forest SAC, which provided a clear reason for refusal under paragraph 11d of the Framework.
Framework references: 149, 138, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2, Policy DM2, Policy DM4, Policy DM22, Policy CP1, Policy GB2A
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.