Planning appeal decision
38 Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5BY
Planning appeal 3296307 at 38 Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5BY (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the conversion of the annex building would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with regard to living space and access.
alterations and extension to create three flats, with amended retail space to the front
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- IG9 5BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the conversion of the annex building would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with regard to living space and access
- the effect of the development on the integrity of the Epping Forest SAC
What decided it
The secured planning obligation providing financial contributions for mitigation of effects on the Epping Forest SAC, confirmed as adequate by Natural England, allowed the development to proceed despite the likely significant effect on the SAC's integrity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy DM10LP Policy DM9LP Policy DM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 56
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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