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Allowed14 September 20213251827

3-31 Runwell Road, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7HG

Planning appeal 3251827 at 3-31 Runwell Road, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7HG (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 14 September 2021 by Inspector Sturgess M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area by reason of its height, scale, massing and general design.

erection of two, 6 storey blocks to provide 123 apartments (76 one bedroom and 47 two-bedroom units) with part basement/part elevated car park to provide 113 parking spaces with associated infrastructure

Authority
Basildon District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Sturgess M
Postcode
SS11 7HG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area by reason of its height, scale, massing and general design.

What decided it

The Inspector found that the proposed buildings would not harm the character and appearance of the area and would instead deliver a high-quality design contribution at a gateway location, outweighing the limited harms identified.

the substantial benefits of design quality, housing delivery and affordable housing were found to far outweigh the limited harms identified (overbearing effect on tennis courts, minor traffic delay from refuse collection), so the proposal accorded with the development plan and was approved

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BE12Policy BAS BE12Policy DES1Policy DES3Policy DES4Policy S5Policy H26Policy DE12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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