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Dismissed17 June 20266005725

Murrells Farm, 22 London Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9QE

Planning appeal 6005725 at Murrells Farm, 22 London Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9QE (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2026 by Inspector A Knight, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal has the benefit of permission under Class Q.

prior approval for change of use of an agricultural building into a single new dwelling

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
A Knight
Postcode
CM5 9QE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal has the benefit of permission under Class Q
  • whether it exceeds the limitation set out at Q1.(h)
  • the effect of the proposal on the Epping Forest SAC

What decided it

The proposed building operations would amount to a fresh build rather than a conversion, as substantially all of the existing external envelope would be replaced with noticeably different materials, placing the development outside the scope of permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO.

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