Planning appeal decision
Roseland Cottage, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ
Planning appeal 6007937 at Roseland Cottage, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ (Epping Forest District Council) was decided (invalid) on 13 August 2026 by Inspector S F Barnes, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the application site plan complies with Article 7 of The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 and Planning Practice Guidance requirements.
the addition of area of agricultural land as amenity area associated to Roseland Cottage with the creation of a small utility building to cater for the machinery used to care for the land
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- other
- Inspector
- S F Barnes
- Postcode
- IG7 6DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the application site plan complies with Article 7 of The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 and Planning Practice Guidance requirements
What decided it
The application site boundary edged in red on the submitted plans did not include all land necessary to carry out the proposed development, rendering the application invalid and incapable of remedy without further consultation.
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