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Allowed24 January 20233294576

177 High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6NX

Planning appeal 3294576 at 177 High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6NX (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 24 January 2023 by Inspector Mulloy C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

mixed-use development to provide 35 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and 512 sqm of commercial floorspace (Use Class E) together with cycle and car parking, landscaping, provision of new pavement and loading bay on Brook Mews and associated infrastructure

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Mulloy C
Postcode
IG7 6NX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with specific reference to the availability of parking spaces

What decided it

The Inspector found no harm to character and appearance or to neighbours' living conditions, and concluded the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole, with housing and economic benefits attracting significant weight.

With no adverse impacts identified against the main issues or other matters, there were no adverse impacts that would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits (including significant weight to housing delivery and economic/commercial benefits), so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the appeal was allowed; in any event the proposal also accorded with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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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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