Planning appeal decision
Bury Lodge , Bury Road, London, E4 7QL
Planning appeal 3367656 at Bury Lodge , Bury Road, London, E4 7QL (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 29 August 2025 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 17 restricting permitted development rights (Classes A, B, C and E) is reasonable and necessary having particular regard to the living conditions of neighbours.
a replacement dwelling at Bury Lodge permitted under EPF/3327/18 without complying with condition 17 attached to EPF/2577/19 , dated 19 December 2019
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowden N
- Postcode
- E4 7QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 17 restricting permitted development rights (Classes A, B, C and E) is reasonable and necessary having particular regard to the living conditions of neighbours
What decided it
The unusual site configuration where Bury Lodge wraps around two sides of a significantly smaller neighbouring property created a distinct propensity for adverse effects on neighbours' living conditions from permitted development rights, justifying retention of restrictions on Classes A and E but not Classes B and C.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DBE9 of the adopted Local Plan and AlterationsPolicy DM9 of the Epping Forest District Council Local Plan Submission Version 2017
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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