202403476 A2 - [2025] EWCA Crim 1384

ON APPEAL FROM THE CROWN COURT AT CHELMSFORD

MR RECORDER WILLIAM CLEGG KC

T20230058

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Before :

LORD JUSTICE HOLGATE

MRS JUSTICE STACEY
and

HER HONOUR JUDGE LUCKING KC

Between :

Rebecca Chalkley KC (instructed by Devonshire Solicitors LLP) for the Appellant

Alison Lambert (instructed by Epping Forest District Council) for the Respondent

Hearing date : Thursday 23 October 2025

Approved Judgment

This judgment was handed down remotely at 3pm on 3 November 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.

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Lord Justice Holgate :

Introduction