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Dismissed27 March 20233297405

Garages to the Rear of 2-12 Station Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6LN

Planning appeal 3297405 at Garages to the Rear of 2-12 Station Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6LN (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2023 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

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
Postcode
IG9 6LN

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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 DBE1Policy DBE5Policy DBE8Policy 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)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 130

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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