®Planning appeal decision
The Bungalow, Paynes Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2EZ
the conversion of existing garage into 4 bedroom bungalow involving rear extension and loft conversion
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Grierson E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on flood risk
- whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The absence of a site-specific flood risk assessment to demonstrate that the development would not increase flood risk on the appeal site and in the surrounding area, contrary to Policy DM15 and the Framework.
The limited housing benefit from a single dwelling was outweighed by the strong reason for refusal provided by flood risk policies in the Framework, which displaced the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the Council's failure to meet the Housing Delivery Test.
Framework references: 11, 143, 154, 170, 176, 181
Plan policies cited: Policy DM15, Policy DM16, Policy DM18, Policy DM17, Policy DM21, Policy SP5, Policy DM4, Policy SP6
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.