®Planning appeal decision
Land adj 167, The Dale, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1UB
building a two stories residential building containing 2 flats. A 2B4P for the ground floor and a 2B3P for the first floor. There aren't any existing buildings on site. The proposal arranges its floor plan layout and footprint in a way that gives enough privacy for both flats, gives a communal frontage area with independent flat accesses and still keeping the open grass frontage on the street scene. The proposal keeps the main mature trees on site except for two C1 classified trees, and proposes the planting of a new tree
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the loss of open green space and the incongruous, cramped and visually intrusive appearance of the proposed building outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery.
The moderate and meaningful weight given to the provision of two flats and housing delivery benefits was outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance, such that the adverse impacts demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 134, 182
Plan policies cited: Policy DM9
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