®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed6 February 20263376110
Land adjacent 1-2 Forest Cottages, Woodside, Epping, Essex, CM16 6LG
detached two storey dwelling house
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
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, the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the neighbouring Grade II Listed Buildings, 1-2 Forest Cottages and Park Place
- the effect of the proposal on ecology
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to openness and would harm the setting of Grade II listed buildings, with these harms not clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances.
Framework references: 142, 153, 154, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy DM7, Policy DM9, Policy DM1, Policy T1
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.