Planning appeal decision
14 Tycehurst Hill, Loughton, IG10 1BU
Planning appeal 3342115 at 14 Tycehurst Hill, Loughton, IG10 1BU (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 28 February 2025 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition in dispute can be varied through an application under Section 73A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Part demolition of existing building, two storey side and rear extension with internal alterations, and second floor within roof space, without complying with Condition No. 2 of planning permission EPF/0599/23
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
- Postcode
- IG10 1BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition in dispute can be varied through an application under Section 73A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The extent of demolition and rebuilding undertaken (entire first floor and majority of ground floor) amounts to a replacement dwelling rather than partial demolition as described in the original permission, which constitutes a fundamental change to the operative part of the permission that cannot be varied under Section 73A of the Act.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Armstrong v Secretary of State for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities [2023] EWHC 176; John Leslie Finney vs Welsh Ministers, Carmarthenshire County Council, Energiekontor (UK) Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 1868; Hewlett v Secretary of State for the Environment and Brentwood District Council (1984)
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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