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Dismissed1 March 20233296231

Rowan House , Stapleford Road , Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1EJ

Planning appeal 3296231 at Rowan House , Stapleford Road , Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1EJ (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 1 March 2023 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB2A of the Epping Forest District Local PlanPolicy CP1 of the Epping Forest District Local PlanPolicy CP6 of the Epping Forest District Local PlanEmerging Policy DM2 of the Epping Forest Local Plan (Submission Version) 2017Emerging Policy DM4 of the Epping Forest Local Plan (Submission Version) 2017Emerging Policy DM22 of the Epping Forest Local Plan (Submission Version) 2017
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 149(e)Paragraph 11Paragraph 11(d)(i)

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