®Planning appeal decision
Land at the rear of Avenue House , London Road, Latton Common , Harlow , CM17 9NJ
outline planning permission for the erection of 6 no. dwellings with access, parking and associated works
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- 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 the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness, together with moderate harm to character and appearance, is not clearly outweighed by other considerations including housing delivery and the effective use of a windfall site.
The other considerations weighing in favour of the development do not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness, or the moderate harm to character and appearance, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 149, 130, 57, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy H3, Policy DM5, Policy DM9, Policy SP3, Policy T1
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.