®Planning appeal decision
Manor Farm Mott Street, Loughton, IG10 4AP
Planning appeal 3374610 at Manor Farm Mott Street, Loughton, IG10 4AP (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2025 by Inspector Gardner L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- IG10 4AP
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP5Policy DM4Policy SP6Policy DM3Policy DM9Policy DM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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