®Planning appeal decision
Blackwood House, Matching Green, HARLOW, Essex, CM17 0PP
detached five bedroom house and detached double garage
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby listed buildings, Moat House and Forge Cottage, and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Matching Green Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the Grade II* listed Moat House by eroding the visual link between the building and its former landholding, which public benefits insufficient to outweigh.
The less than substantial harm to the setting of Moat House and the character and appearance of the Matching Green Conservation Area was weighed against the public benefits of providing one additional dwelling and limited support to rural services; the harm outweighed the benefits
Framework references: 205, 206, 208, 70, 76, 83
Plan policies cited: Policy 29, Policy 41S
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.