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Dismissed4 November 20253364619

Land at West Essex Golf Club and Netherhouse Farm, Bury Road, Chingford, Essex , E4 7QL

Planning appeal 3364619 at Land at West Essex Golf Club and Netherhouse Farm, Bury Road, Chingford, Essex , E4 7QL (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2025 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, in terms of land use and location, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it.

Construction of 10.7MWp Photovoltaic solar farm and associated infrastructure, including sub-station, cabinets, fencing, access tracks and grid connection

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Pannell G
Postcode
E4 7QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, in terms of land use and location, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it
  • whether the proposal would adversely affect the integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The appellant's failure to provide an agreed mitigation strategy and sufficient evidence to rule out significant adverse effects on the integrity of the Epping Forest SAC due to air pollution impacts, contrary to the Habitats Regulations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM4Policy DM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 160Paragraph 193

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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