Planning appeal decision
Cock and Magpie , Epping Road, Epping Green, Essex, CM16 6PU
Planning appeal 3359105 at Cock and Magpie , Epping Road, Epping Green, Essex, CM16 6PU (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 13 August 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupants of nearby residential dwellings, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
the “location of 2 storage units and an office unit approximately 3.5m x 7m portacabins”
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
- Postcode
- CM16 6PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupants of nearby residential dwellings, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide technical evidence demonstrating that noise and disturbance from the car wash and car sales operations would not have an unacceptably harmful effect on the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM9Policy DM21
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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