Planning appeal decision
36-44 Osprey Court, Osprey Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3RZ
Planning appeal 3332743 at 36-44 Osprey Court, Osprey Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3RZ (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2024 by Inspector Spencer D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed external appearance of the buildings would result in significant harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
new dwellinghouses on detached blocks of flats, the application proposes the creation of one additional storey comprising 3x new dwellinghouses (flats), immediately above the existing top most residential storey, utilising the existing roof space
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Spencer D
- Postcode
- EN9 3RZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed external appearance of the buildings would result in significant harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the transport and highways impacts would be acceptable
What decided it
The appeal proposals would result in unacceptable highways impacts due to insufficient parking provision and the inability of the local highway network on Osprey Road to safely accommodate the displaced parking demand.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM9Policy T1Policy DM2Policy DM22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115
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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