®Planning appeal decision
Stag Inn, Adjacent to, Brentwood Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9DH
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy T1, Policy DM2, Policy DM22, Policy DM9, Policy DM3, Policy DM5, Policy DM7, Policy DM15, Policy DM16, Policy DM18, Policy DM19, Policy DM21, Policy DM1, Policy DM59
Judgments cited: Court of Justice of the European Union ruling on Appropriate Assessment
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.