®Planning appeal decision
162 Eastwood Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3AG
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
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.
Framework references: 63, 58, 57, 11, 182, 120, 130, 174, 55, 56, 62
Plan policies cited: Policy CP8, Policy DM7, Policy CP4, Policy KP2, Policy KP2(4), Policy DM1, Policy DM2, Policy DM2(iv), Policy DM3, Policy CP6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.