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Allowed22 August 20253364275

The Old Waterworks, Green Lane, Waltham Abbey , EN10 6RS

Planning appeal 3364275 at The Old Waterworks, Green Lane, Waltham Abbey , EN10 6RS (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 22 August 2025 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed conditions are necessary and reasonable to protect the living conditions of nearby occupiers and the character and appearance of the area.

Retrospective use of employment land as a construction contractors compound with associated storage and car parking. There is also an ancillary small office and welfare facility. Temporary double and single stacked containers and store racking are located around the perimeter of the compound and are covered by a temporary sheet roofing structure to protect stored goods, plant and machinery from inclement weather without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref EPF/2044/23, dated 30 August 2024

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Bennett T
Postcode
EN10 6RS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the disputed conditions are necessary and reasonable to protect the living conditions of nearby occupiers and the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proximity of neighbouring residential properties to the site and the need to protect their living conditions through restrictions on operating hours, container height and positioning, noise management, and traffic measures, balanced against the reasonableness and necessity of individual conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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