181- 185 Impact House, High Road, Chigwell, London, IG7 6NU

Planning appeal 3368577 at 181- 185 Impact House, High Road, Chigwell, London, IG7 6NU (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 19 November 2025 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying conditions 2 and 8 would have on living conditions for occupiers of neighbouring properties on Dickens Rise.

Demolition of existing buildings to create new residential development providing 14 new flats and ground floor commercial/retail space, with variation of conditions 2 and 8 to allow a lower privacy screen and additional balustrade

Authority: Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Smith J
Postcode: IG7 6NU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect that varying conditions 2 and 8 would have on living conditions for occupiers of neighbouring properties on Dickens Rise

What decided it

The unacceptably harmful effect of the proposed variation on living conditions for occupiers of neighbouring properties on Dickens Rise, which was not outweighed by the benefits to occupiers of Flat 13.

The benefits to living conditions for occupiers of Flat 13 from a lower privacy screen and more expansive outlook were outweighed by the adverse effect on the sense of privacy and protection from intrusion for occupiers of several neighbouring properties on Dickens Rise

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM9 of the Epping Forest Local Plan 2023Policy DBE9 of the Local Plan and Alterations
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 131Paragraph 135

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