®Planning appeal decision
74 & 76 Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BS
Planning appeal 3311645 at 74 & 76 Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BS (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 20 July 2023 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to external amenity space.
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
- Postcode
- EN9 3BS
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM9Policy DM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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