®Planning appeal decision
74 & 76 Honey Lane, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3BS
conversion of 2 x 5 bedroom houses into 4 flats
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to external amenity space
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the existing semi-detached pair of buildings and surrounding area
What decided it
The harm to living conditions of future occupiers resulting from inadequate external amenity space arrangements, particularly the impractical and unsafe access to rear gardens for families with young children, was determinative and could not be mitigated by conditions.
The adverse impacts of the proposal arising from harm to living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing supply contribution and economic growth, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM9, Policy DM10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.