Planning appeal decision
40 Woburn Avenue, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JS
Planning appeal 3347909 at 40 Woburn Avenue, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JS (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 20 January 2025 by Inspector Deane G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 38 and 42 with regard to light, outlook, visual impact and sense of enclosure.
the erection of a single storey rear and side extension with pitched roof. Pitched roof to have rooflights
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Deane G
- Postcode
- CM16 7JS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 38 and 42 with regard to light, outlook, visual impact and sense of enclosure
What decided it
The modest scale, height and depth of the extension would not materially reduce the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to light, outlook, visual impact or sense of enclosure.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM9
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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