®Planning appeal decision
The Cuckoos, 34 Curtis Mill Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, ESSEX, RM4 1HS
a single storey dwelling
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the Framework
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation
- if it is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The harmful effect on the integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation, which provided a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework and outweighed the limited housing delivery benefits.
The positive contribution to housing delivery and associated social and economic benefits were outweighed by the harmful effect on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation, which engaged the strong reason for refusal in paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 154, 154 g)
Plan policies cited: Policy SP5, Policy DM4, Policy DM2, Policy DM22
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.