Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Former White Bear PH, 149 London Road, Sanford Rivers, CM5 9QF
Planning appeal 3375004 at Land Adjacent Former White Bear PH, 149 London Road, Sanford Rivers, CM5 9QF (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 17 December 2025 by Inspector Jarvis P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and National Planning Policy Framework.
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- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jarvis P
- Postcode
- CM5 9QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect on Green Belt openness and purposes
- the effect on the setting of the former White Bear PH, a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The proposal satisfies NPPF paragraph 154(c) as an extension that does not result in disproportionate additions, and therefore is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM4Policy DM9
- 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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