Planning appeal decision
2 Crossing Road, Epping, CM16 7BG
Planning appeal 3302261 at 2 Crossing Road, Epping, CM16 7BG (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 2 February 2023 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the conversion on the character and appearance of the area around Crossing Road.
the conversion of a two-storey, 4-bedroomed house into a 2.5 storey dwelling with 3 flats consisting of 1x three bedrooms, 1x two bedrooms and 1x one bedroom. Also adding a new roof and providing 3 car parking spaces
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Westbrook J
- Postcode
- CM16 7BG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the conversion on the character and appearance of the area around Crossing Road
- The living conditions of the occupiers of the proposed flats by way of amenity space
What decided it
The proposal would result in a cramped building harmful to the character and appearance of the area and would fail to provide adequate private amenity space for the occupiers, particularly the family-sized ground-floor flat.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DBE8Policy DBE10Policy DBE11Policy DM9Policy DM10
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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