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Dismissed31 May 20233300074

Picks Farm , Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RA

Planning appeal 3300074 at Picks Farm , Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RA (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 31 May 2023 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
E4 7RA

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM4Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy T1Policy DM21Policy DM3Policy DM5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 105Paragraph 104Paragraph 180Paragraph 11

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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