®Planning appeal decision
Hillside, Vicarage Lane, CHIGWELL, IG7 6LZ
the demolition of existing house including outbuildings and garage to be replaced by a single-family dwelling (incorporating existing outbuildings), together with associated single storey garage with attached annex and landscaping
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any other relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of 1 Green Lane with particular reference to noise and disturbance
- Whether the 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 development
What decided it
The existence of a legitimate fallback position (the commenced extension) that would cause greater harm to the Green Belt than the proposed development provided the very special circumstances necessary to justify the inappropriate development.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: SP5, DM4, DM9, SP6, DM3
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.