Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of Duke Of Wellington Public House, 36 High Street, Epping, CM16 4AE
Planning appeal 3338718 at Land to the Rear of Duke Of Wellington Public House, 36 High Street, Epping, CM16 4AE (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 20 November 2024 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
five 2-bedroom apartments, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- CM16 4AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- living conditions of the existing occupiers of 74 Hemnall Street with regard to privacy and daylight/sunlight, and the patrons of the public house, with regard to privacy
- living conditions of the future occupiers, with regard to outdoor space
What decided it
The satisfactory mitigation of effects on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation through planning obligations, combined with the proposal's compliance with development plan policies on character, living conditions and amenity space, allowed the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T1Policy DM9Policy DM10Policy DM2
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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