Barn & Stable Adj Upshire Hall, Southend Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3QS

Planning appeal 3364015 at Barn & Stable Adj Upshire Hall, Southend Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3QS (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 15 August 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether deleting the condition would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt, taking into account the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.

Conversion of barns and stables for a three-unit C1 (holiday let) use without complying with condition 13 of planning permission EPF/0184/23

Authority: Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Whitfield H
Postcode: EN9 3QS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether deleting the condition would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt, taking into account the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
whether deleting the condition would preserve the setting of Upshire Hall, which is a grade II listed building
whether deleting the condition would have an acceptable effect on the living conditions of the occupants of Upshire Hall, having particular regard to privacy and noise

What decided it

The original permission for C1 use implicitly approved occupation by people unrelated to Upshire Hall, making Condition 13's restrictions on separate occupation irrelevant and unnecessary, and deletion would not alter the physical, visual or operational effects already approved.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM4Policy DM7Policy DM9(I)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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