Planning appeal decision
Bottles Lodge, Stondon Road, Marden Ash, Ongar, CM5 9BU
Planning appeal 6005287 at Bottles Lodge, Stondon Road, Marden Ash, Ongar, CM5 9BU (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2026 by Inspector A Knight, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.
one single storey dwelling
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- A Knight
- Postcode
- CM5 9BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide a signed, dated planning obligation securing mitigation measures for the likely significant effect on the Epping Forest SAC, which is required to comply with Article 5B of the Permission in Principle Order.
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