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Dismissed23 June 20223289760

Land North of Dowding Way, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3RU

Planning appeal 3289760 at Land North of Dowding Way, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3RU (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2022 by Inspector Gould G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.

The erection of 1 no. building for use as a warehouse (Use Class B8) with ancillary accommodation and photo studio (sui generis) with gatehouse, sprinkler tanks and pumphouse, substation, fuel island, vehicle wash, attenuation ponds and associated works, 1 no. multi-storey car park with associated bridge link, along with access and servicing arrangements, landscaping and external amenity areas, roof- mounted photovoltaic array, creation of signalised junction to A121 and shared foot and cycle links including a connection to the Public Right of Way network

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Gould G
Postcode
EN9 3YX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the development would make appropriate provision for a DRT bus service
  • Whether the harm by reason of the inappropriateness of the development within the Green Belt, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the area from the height, scale and siting of the main building close to the M25, combined with Green Belt harm, was not clearly outweighed by the development's benefits, so very special circumstances were not established.

The Green Belt harm (reduced from substantial to moderate weight) together with very substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area was not clearly outweighed by the moderate, significant and substantial benefits of sustainable transport provision, economic/employment benefits and the absence of harm to the SAC, so very special circumstances did not exist and permission was refused.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB2APolicy GB7APolicy DBE1Policy DBE4Policy NC1Policy ST1Policy ST2Policy ST3Policy T1Policy E1Policy P3Policy DM9Policy DM2Policy DM22
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 48Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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