The Mole Trap PH, Tawney Common, Stapleford Tawney Epping, Essex, CM16 7PU

Planning appeal 3335040 at The Mole Trap PH, Tawney Common, Stapleford Tawney Epping, Essex, CM16 7PU (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 8 January 2026 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice has occurred and, if so, whether planning permission should be granted for the matters in issue on ground (a) of section 174(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

without planning permission, the formation of hard surfaces, the construction of an extension to the listed building, the erection of three buildings, the erection of close boarded timber fencing, the operation of locating containers, the installation of a kitchen extract fan and associated ventilation ducting

Authority: Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Major retail and services
Inspector: Hand S
Postcode: CM16 7PU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice has occurred and, if so, whether planning permission should be granted for the matters in issue on ground (a) of section 174(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The extension and orange land fencing cause minimal or no harm to the listed building's setting and are outweighed by public benefits, whereas the three metal sheds and blue land fencing cause unmitigated less than substantial harm to the heritage asset.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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