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Allowed17 March 20263374583

Hillside, Vicarage Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6LZ

Planning appeal 3374583 at Hillside, Vicarage Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6LZ (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 17 March 2026 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
Postcode
IG7 6LZ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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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