®Planning appeal decision
Land East of 19 Orchard Way, Chigwell, IG7 6EE
Planning appeal 3304703 at Land East of 19 Orchard Way, Chigwell, IG7 6EE (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 11 October 2023 by Inspector Nilsson A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the change of use to residential garden is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the effect on the openness and purposes of including land in the Green Belt, in regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of a three storey building to provide 2 x 2 bedroom semi-detached houses with associated car parking, amenity space and landscaping
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
- Postcode
- IG7 6EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the change of use to residential garden is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the effect on the openness and purposes of including land in the Green Belt, in regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation
- If the appeal development is inappropriate development, 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 it
What decided it
The development would not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt as the change of use to residential garden would preserve openness and not conflict with Green Belt purposes, and the adverse effects on the Epping Forest SAC would be adequately mitigated through secured planning obligations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM4Policy DM22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 138Paragraph 150Paragraph 57
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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