®Planning appeal decision
Manor Farm Mott Street, LOUGHTON, IG10 4AP
new dwelling, parking and associated works on the site occupied by a menage
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gardner L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- 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 constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, and this harm together with significant harm to character and appearance is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.
the substantial weight given to Green Belt harm by reason of inappropriateness, together with significant weight given to harm to character and appearance, are not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight of other considerations (housing delivery and environmental benefits), therefore very special circumstances do not exist
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SP5, Policy DM4, Policy SP6, Policy DM3, Policy DM9, Policy DM10
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.