Planning appeal decision
179, Queens Road, , Buckhurst Hill,, IG9 5AZ
Planning appeal 3328004 at 179, Queens Road, , Buckhurst Hill,, IG9 5AZ (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 29 August 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect that varying the condition would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to the outlook of the occupiers of 177 Queens Road and occupiers of the first floor studio within 179 Queens Road.
Proposed office extension ancillary to the existing ground floor commercial business - ( Revised application to EPF/0842/20)- As Amended without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref EPF/2442/20, dated 21 April 2021
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- IG9 5AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect that varying the condition would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to the outlook of the occupiers of 177 Queens Road and occupiers of the first floor studio within 179 Queens Road
- the effect that varying the condition would have on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal would have an unacceptable effect on the character and appearance of the host building and area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, conflicting with Policy DM9 of the Local Plan and paragraph 135 of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 56
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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