Planning appeal decision
Sunnyside Pt Os 956, Kents Lane, North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex , CM16 6AX
Planning appeal 3313957 at Sunnyside Pt Os 956, Kents Lane, North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex , CM16 6AX (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 18 January 2024 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies including, where appropriate, its effect on openness.
rebuilding to form 2 bed dwelling
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- CM16 6AX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies including, where appropriate, its effect on openness
- The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (the SAC), with particular regard to atmospheric pollution
What decided it
The proposal falls within exception (g) of NPPF paragraph 154 as redevelopment of previously developed land that would not have a greater impact on Green Belt openness than the existing development, and the Habitats Regulations mitigation via the Unilateral Undertaking secures protection of the Epping Forest SAC.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM4Policy DM1Policy DM19Policy D5Policy T1Policy DM22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 143Paragraph 154
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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