Planning appeal decision
Nicholls Farm, Long Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3TQ
Planning appeal 3288235 at Nicholls Farm, Long Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3TQ (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 5 April 2023 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant the LDC application was well-founded.
use of existing building as originally consented, which is as stables
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Franks Z
- Postcode
- EN9 3TQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant the LDC application was well-founded
What decided it
The 2015 Permission was implemented and completed by February 2017, and the building was used as stables with sufficient evidence on the balance of probability to support the lawful use.
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