Planning appeal decision
7 Brooklyn Avenue, Loughton, IG10 1BL
Planning appeal 3322092 at 7 Brooklyn Avenue, Loughton, IG10 1BL (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 11 April 2024 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Proposed detached 3 bedroom dwelling in an existing side garden
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- IG10 1BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The mitigation measures secured through the planning obligation satisfied the test for planning obligations and would address the likely adverse effects on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation, allowing the appeal to proceed despite the identified significant adverse effect.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM5Policy DM9Policy DM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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