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Allowed10 March 20253344806

Nether Hall, Church Road, Moreton, CM5 0JA

Planning appeal 3344806 at Nether Hall, Church Road, Moreton, CM5 0JA (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 10 March 2025 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy.

the change of use of land and siting of one lodge for short-term tourist accommodation

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Courtney T
Postcode
CM5 0JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy

What decided it

The lodge qualifies as permitted redevelopment of previously developed land under NPPF paragraph 154(g) because it has minimal impact on both spatial and visual openness of the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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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