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Dismissed15 December 20223294426

149-151a Queens Road , Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AZ

Planning appeal 3294426 at 149-151a Queens Road , Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AZ (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2022 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether a satisfactory standard of accommodation would be provided for future occupants, with particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook.

the front extension above shops and rear extension and side extensions with new roof, together with partial change of use from commercial to residential to create 7 flats, 4 x 1 bedroom, 3 x 2 bedroom, with associated bicycle store and refuse facilities and landscaping

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Price A
Postcode
IG9 5AZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether a satisfactory standard of accommodation would be provided for future occupants, with particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook
  • the effect of the proposed development on protected trees
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and area
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of 76 and 78 Westbury Lane, with particular regard to privacy

What decided it

The unacceptable standard of accommodation for future occupants due to poor daylight and outlook, combined with the harmful effect on the protected tree's viability, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of the scheme including housing supply contribution.

The benefits of housing delivery, economic activity, and environmental improvements were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to the standard of accommodation for future occupants and the risk to the viability of the protected tree.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP7Policy CP2Policy DBE10Policy DBE9Policy LL10Policy DM5Policy DM9Policy DM10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 174

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.

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