®Planning appeal decision
Marles Stud. Epping Road, Epping Upland, Epping, Essex, CM16 6PF
‘Retrospective application for the erection of 3x dwellings in replacement of approved conversion under EPF/1296/22’
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the dwellings as built are inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight required to be given to harm to Green Belt openness and the Green Belt purpose of safeguarding the countryside from encroachment is not clearly outweighed by the other considerations in favour of the development.
The benefits of good design quality, housing supply, and preservation of the listed building setting do not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to moderate harm to Green Belt openness in spatial terms and limited conflict with the Green Belt purpose of safeguarding the countryside from encroachment.
Framework references: 11, 11d, 11di, 78, 153, 154, 154d, 154g, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SP5, Policy DM4, Policy DM9, Policy DM2
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.