Stag Inn, Adjacent to, Brentwood Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9DH

Planning appeal 3377436 at Stag Inn, Adjacent to, Brentwood Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9DH (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 3 July 2026 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.

erection of 7 homes, the creation of a new vehicular access off Brentwood Road, a new car park for The Stag public house, and associated landscaping and infrastructure

Authority: Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Dyer I
Postcode: CM5 9DH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The Local Highway Authority's lack of objection to the proposal on highway safety grounds, combined with the evidence from the speed survey and Stage One Road Safety Audit demonstrating appropriate visibility and no identified problems, was decisive in allowing the appeal.

The benefits of delivering 7 new homes in accordance with the site allocation and the retention of the public house outweighed the concerns raised by neighbours regarding highway safety, amenity and environmental matters, which were satisfactorily addressed through design, conditions and planning obligations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy T1Policy DM2Policy DM22Policy DM9Policy DM3Policy DM5Policy DM7Policy DM15Policy DM16Policy DM18Policy DM19Policy DM21Policy DM1Policy DM59
Judgments: Court of Justice of the European Union ruling on Appropriate Assessment

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