Planning appeal decision
Land off Arlingham Mews, Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1ED
Planning appeal 3302547 at Land off Arlingham Mews, Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1ED (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 2 October 2023 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future residents, with particular regard to outlook, privacy and internal space.
the change of use of the ground floor retail units (A1) to 1 x studio and 2 x 1 bed units (C3)
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- EN9 1ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future residents, with particular regard to outlook, privacy and internal space
- The effect of the proposal on the vitality and viability of Waltham Abbey Town Centre
- The effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the Waltham Abbey Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future residents in terms of outlook and privacy, conflicting with Policy DM10 of the Local Plan and paragraph 130 of the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM10Policy E2Policy P3Policy DM7Policy DM9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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