Planning appeal decision
Stonehall House, Tilegate Road, Magdalen Laver, Ongar, CM5 0EG
Planning appeal 3301437 at Stonehall House, Tilegate Road, Magdalen Laver, Ongar, CM5 0EG (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 10 January 2023 by Inspector Clarke B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt.
the erection of ancillary outbuilding
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Clarke B
- Postcode
- CM5 0EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt
- the effect of the development upon the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness is not clearly outweighed by the limited other considerations identified, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM4Policy GB2a
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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