®Planning appeal decision
Rowan House , Stapleford Road , Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1EJ
the erection of two detached dwellings
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether 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 Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The absence of identified and secured mitigation measures to protect the integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation from likely significant effects on air quality meant that the housing benefit could not outweigh the harm to this irreplaceable habitat.
the provision of two homes in a suitable location with good design features was outweighed by harm to the irreplaceable habitat of the Epping Forest SAC in the absence of mitigation measures
Framework references: 149, 149(e), 11, 11(d)(i)
Plan policies cited: Policy GB2A of the Epping Forest District Local Plan, Policy CP1 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan, Policy CP6 of the Epping Forest District Local Plan, Emerging Policy DM2 of the Epping Forest Local Plan (Submission Version) 2017, Emerging Policy DM4 of the Epping Forest Local Plan (Submission Version) 2017, Emerging Policy DM22 of the Epping Forest Local Plan (Submission Version) 2017
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.