1 The Yard, Hill Farm, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, HARLOW, CM19 5LD

‘conversion and extension of existing cartlodge to form annex, office/gym and garden store’

Authority: Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Bowyer J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
The effect of the proposal on the setting and significance of the Grade II listed building, 'Hill Farmhouse'
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including with regard to the location of the site within the Nazeing and South Roydon Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposal qualifies as an exception to inappropriate Green Belt development because it would not result in disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original dwelling, combined with its preservation of the listed building's setting and character and appearance of the conservation area.

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy DM7, Policy DM9

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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