®Planning appeal decision
Chigwell Nursery, 245 High Road, CHIGWELL, IG7 5BL
‘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
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
Framework references: 11, 57, 123
Plan policies cited: Policy DM9, Policy DM10, Policy DM7, Policy T1, Policy H2
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.