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Allowed16 July 20243334925

Chigwell Nursery, 245 High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BL

Planning appeal 3334925 at Chigwell Nursery, 245 High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BL (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 16 July 2024 by Inspector King T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

‘Demolition of existing buildings and construction of residential dwellings (Class C3), alterations to existing access, landscaping and associated works (Allocation CHIG R5)’

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
King T
Postcode
IG7 5BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers, with particular regard to outlook
  • whether or not the development would affect the setting of Little West Hatch, a statutory listed building
  • whether the development would allow for accessibility to local public transport facilities

What decided it

The Inspector's conclusion that the Council had failed to substantiate any of its refusal reasons and that the proposal accorded with the development plan, including the site's specific housing allocation (CHIG R5).

any limited effect on the setting of the listed building was outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme, including affordable housing provision, reuse of redundant land, environmental improvements and planning obligations, such that the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM9Policy DM10Policy DM7Policy T1Policy H2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 123

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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