®Planning appeal decision
Picks Farm , Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RA
the erection of 1 no. residential dwelling utilising existing vehicular access off Sewardstone Road, alongside additional landscaping across the site
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing with particular regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on landscape character
- the effect of the proposed development on trees
- whether the 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 substantial harm to Green Belt openness, combined with the risk to the veteran tree and unsustainable location, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including housing supply contribution, design quality, or environmental benefits.
The cumulative weight of other considerations (housing supply contribution, design quality, environmental efficiency, ecological and landscaping improvements) did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and other identified harms, tipping against the proposal.
Framework references: 149, 105, 104, 180, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy T1, Policy DM21, Policy DM3, Policy DM5
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.