Planning appeal decision
19 Mess Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9UJ
Planning appeal 3265176 at 19 Mess Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9UJ (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 25 August 2021 by Inspector Underwood G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect the proposal would have on the special architectural and historic interest of the grade II Listed former Officers' Mess and on the character and appearance of the Shoebury Garrison Conservation Area.
the addition of single-storey garage within the curtilage of a residential property
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Underwood G
- Postcode
- SS3 9UJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect the proposal would have on the special architectural and historic interest of the grade II Listed former Officers' Mess and on the character and appearance of the Shoebury Garrison Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would harm the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building and the character and appearance of the conservation area, with no public benefits to outweigh this less than substantial harm.
The less than substantial harm to the special interest of the listed building and the character and appearance of the conservation area was not outweighed by any public benefits, as the garage would provide only private benefits to the occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Policy KP2Core Strategy Policy CP4Development Management Document Policy DM1Development Management Document Policy DM3Development Management Document Policy DM5
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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