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Allowed22 January 20263356423

Firs House, Moreton Road, Bobbingworth, Ongar, CM5 0LU

Planning appeal 3356423 at Firs House, Moreton Road, Bobbingworth, Ongar, CM5 0LU (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 22 January 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed swimming pool building with gym and plant room constitutes development permitted under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO as a building incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.

Construction of swimming pool building with gym and plant room

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
major · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
CM5 0LU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed swimming pool building with gym and plant room constitutes development permitted under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO as a building incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse

What decided it

The proposed building is no larger than necessary to accommodate the swimming pool, gym and plant room, and is commensurate in scale to the dwelling within its substantial plot, therefore satisfying the test for incidental development under Class E of the GPDO.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Emin v SSE [1989] JPL909

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