®Planning appeal decision
West Lodge Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, EPPING, CM16 7DR
proposed provision of habitable accommodation within the roof space of the existing dwelling, by raising the eaves from 2.3 metres to 2.8 metres and ridge from 4.5 metres to 5.5 metres and by extending the pitched roof over the existing flat roof sections of the dwelling
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is 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 openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- If it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with the harmful effects on openness and character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development did not exist.
Framework references: 137, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy DM9, Policy DM10
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