®Planning appeal decision
High Beech Hall , Church Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4AJ
construction of a new two storey dwelling with second floor accommodation in the roof, a detached double garage, a new replacement external rear swimming pool and associated site works, following demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal qualifies as a replacement building exception under NPPF paragraph 154(d) and Policy DM4(C)(iv) because the increases in size do not constitute the replacement being materially larger, and the effect on Green Belt openness would be one of preservation.
Framework references: 11, 142, 154, 55
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy DM19
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.