®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Chigwell Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6BN
Planning appeal 3298615 at Land to the South of Chigwell Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6BN (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2022 by Inspector Parkin A, 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 Framework and relevant development plan policies.
the use of site as a burial ground with associated landscaping, access improvements and ancillary storage and reception buildings
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Parkin A
- Postcode
- IG7 6BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on parking and highway safety
- The effect of the proposal on the drainage of the site
- If the development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt as it would manifestly harm openness and conflict with the purposes of Green Belt designation, and no very special circumstances were demonstrated to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GBA2Policy LL1Policy LL2Policy ST4Policy ST6Policy U3BDraft Policy DM4Draft Policy DM3Draft Policy SP7Draft Policy T1Draft Policy DM15Draft Policy DM16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 219Paragraph 48
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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