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Dismissed13 October 20266007514

Land Rear of Cws Nursery Hoe Lane, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RJ

Planning appeal 6007514 at Land Rear of Cws Nursery Hoe Lane, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RJ (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

use of buildings for office E(G)i and E(G)iii light Industrial and use of B8 use yard including for horticultural use for temporary period of three years

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Postcode
EN9 2RJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate an evidenced unmet need for the proposed use, combined with substantial harm to Green Belt openness that was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, meant very special circumstances did not exist to justify inappropriate development.

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness, given substantial weight under the Framework, was not clearly outweighed by the economic benefits and other considerations advanced, which were either not sufficiently evidenced or could be derived from alternative sites.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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