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Allowed9 February 20223262839

162 Eastwood Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3AG

Planning appeal 3262839 at 162 Eastwood Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3AG (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was allowed on 9 February 2022 by Inspector Spencer D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in this appeal is whether the proposal would make appropriate provision for affordable housing and other infrastructure.

to erect part 2/part 3 storey building comprising 13 flats, parking, cycle store and refuse store

Authority
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Spencer D
Postcode
SS9 3AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue in this appeal is whether the proposal would make appropriate provision for affordable housing and other infrastructure.

What decided it

The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii), engaged due to the absence of a five-year housing land supply, meant the shortfall in affordable housing contribution did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering 13 new homes on a brownfield site.

The significant harm from an under-provision of affordable housing contribution did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial/significant benefits of brownfield redevelopment and housing delivery, so the tilted balance favoured granting permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP8Policy DM7Policy CP4Policy KP2Policy KP2(4)Policy DM1Policy DM2Policy DM2(iv)Policy DM3Policy CP6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 63Paragraph 58Paragraph 57Paragraph 11Paragraph 182Paragraph 120Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 55Paragraph 56Paragraph 62

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.

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