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Dismissed26 August 20243326550

Auchinleck, Theydon Park Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, Essex, CM16 7LS

Planning appeal 3326550 at Auchinleck, Theydon Park Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, Essex, CM16 7LS (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 26 August 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies.

Demolition of an existing bungalow and ancillary accommodation and erection of 1No. four-bedroom bungalow configured over two floors with associated parking, amenity spaces, refuse and cycle store

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pattison B
Postcode
CM16 7LS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on trees surrounding the site
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Ashdene and St Leonards, with particular regard to outlook, privacy and loss of light

What decided it

The absence of an Arboricultural Assessment and mitigation measures to demonstrate that the proposal would not harm the health of the mature trees surrounding the site, contrary to Policy DM5 of the Local Plan and paragraph 180 of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM4Policy DM5Policy DM10Policy DM9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 152Paragraph 180Paragraph 135

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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