®Planning appeal decision
Allowed19 May 20266002773
The Warren, Epping Forest, Loughton, IG10 4AA
installation of an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) system and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- James A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve the setting of a nearby listed building
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal met the exceptions in paragraph 155 of the Framework, particularly as grey belt land with demonstrable unmet need for renewable energy to achieve net zero, and would preserve the setting of the listed building.
Framework references: 143, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy DM7, Policy DM9, Policy DM4
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.