Policy information sourced from the Combined Policies of Epping Forest District Local Plan (1998) and Alterations (2006).

RP5A Adverse Environmental Impacts

The Council will not grant planning permission for:

  1. development where it could cause excessive noise, vibration, or air, ground water or light pollution for neighbouring land uses, protected wildlife species and habitats; or
  2. sensitive development such as housing (or other forms of residential occupation, including mobile homes and caravans), hospitals or schools which could be subject to either excessive noise from adjoining land uses or traffic (road, rail and air), or other forms of adverse environmental conditions such as air pollution;

except where it is possible to mitigate the adverse effects by the imposition of appropriate conditions.

For more information, please see the Combined Policies document