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Allowed12 December 20253353579

The Annex, 2 Holyfield Cottages, Holyfield Road, Waltham Abbey , EN9 2EL

Planning appeal 3353579 at The Annex, 2 Holyfield Cottages, Holyfield Road, Waltham Abbey , EN9 2EL (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 12 December 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether The Annex has been occupied independently and continuously as a separate dwellinghouse for a four year period to be immune from enforcement action.

Use as a separate detached 2 bedroom dwelling

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
EN9 2EL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether The Annex has been occupied independently and continuously as a separate dwellinghouse for a four year period to be immune from enforcement action

What decided it

Energy bills demonstrating continuous independent occupation of The Annex for in excess of four years prior to the application date, supported by statutory declarations from the appellant and five witnesses, provided sufficient evidence on the balance of probability that the use was lawful and immune from enforcement action.

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