®Planning appeal decision
The Old Waterworks, Green Lane, Waltham Abbey , EN10 6RS
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM9, Policy DM21, Policy DM4, Policy DM3, Policy DM5, Policy T1
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