Planning appeal decision
Skinners Farm, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, RM4 1ST
Planning appeal 6006589 at Skinners Farm, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, RM4 1ST (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 15 July 2026 by Inspector A James, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether sufficient information has been provided to determine the effect of the proposal on the listed building and its setting.
retrospective application applied for completed works in line with implemented works approved under EPF/0258/01. Installation of two garage doors into existing curtilage listed barn.’ Appeal B: 6006590 Skinners Farm, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, Essex RM4 1ST
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- other
- Inspector
- A James
- Postcode
- RM4 1ST
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether sufficient information has been provided to determine the effect of the proposal on the listed building and its setting
What decided it
The absence of a heritage assessment and insufficient information to discharge the Inspector's statutory duty to have special regard to the preservation of the listed building and its setting.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 207
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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