Planning appeal decision
34 Morgan Crescent, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DX
Planning appeal 3305962 at 34 Morgan Crescent, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DX (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 29 November 2022 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area.
Remove existing ground floor conservatory, detached garage & car port. Re-build, what was the conservatory area into a kitchen & connect & re-build a larger garage with a new front entrance & lobby with roof light. Wrap-around 2 metre wide roof canopy (to meet new first floor room) with 3 roof lights to kitchen and 3 roof lights to garage. New room on first floor with roof light to proposed shower
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dyer I
- Postcode
- CM16 7DX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The visually incongruous and jarring juxtaposition created by the misaligned frontages of the two-storey and single-storey elements would constitute material harm to the character and appearance of the street scene.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DBE10Policy DM9Policy DM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 220
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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