Planning appeal decision
Lyngs Farm, Nupers Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Essex, RM4 1JR
Planning appeal 3369033 at Lyngs Farm, Nupers Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Essex, RM4 1JR (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO.
change of use of one agricultural building into a dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ellis D
- Postcode
- RM4 1JR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO
What decided it
The proposed residential use would be contrary to Condition 3 of the 2004 planning permission, which restricts the building to use for keeping horses for private recreational purposes, and Article 3(4) of the GPDO prevents permitted development that conflicts with such conditions.
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