®Planning appeal decision
Garages to the rear of 2-12 Station Way, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6LN
development of 4 two storey terraced houses, 4 new car parking spaces and landscaped access way
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether suitable living conditions would be provided for occupiers of the proposal with particular regard to the provision of private amenity space
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for off-street parking
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance of the area and failure to provide a high standard of amenity for future occupiers in terms of private amenity space, combined with unresolved concerns about effects on the Epping Forest SAC, demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery on brownfield land.
The benefits of housing delivery on brownfield land and economic and social benefits were substantially outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and poor living conditions for future occupiers, with the tilted balance not overcoming these material harms.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1 (Achieving Sustainable Development Objectives), Policy CP2 (Protecting the quality of the rural and built environment), Policy CP6 (Achieving Sustainable Urban Development Patterns), Policy CP7 (Urban Form and Quality), Policy DBE1, Policy DBE5, Policy DBE8, Policy ST6 (Vehicle Parking), Policy DM2 (Epping Forest SAC and the Lee Valley SPA), Policy DM9 (High Quality Design), Policy DM10 (Housing Design and Quality), Policy DM22 (Air Quality), Policy T1 (Sustainable Transport Choices)
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.