Planning appeal decision
Sparks Farm, Nine Ashes Road, Nine Ashes, CM4 0JZ
Planning appeal 6008413 at Sparks Farm, Nine Ashes Road, Nine Ashes, CM4 0JZ (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 27 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
demolition of existing buildings, erection of a self-build dwellinghouse (C3a) with ancillary outbuildings comprising new gym, garage and annex with associated landscaping
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- CM4 0JZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Effects on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
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See them with an accountWhat the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP5Policy DM4Policy DM2Policy DM22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy S5
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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