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Dismissed3 September 20213266542

2 Hall Lane, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 6SH

development of a single-storey, 1-bedroom dwelling attached to the adjacent 2 Hall Lane dwelling and reconfiguring the existing dwelling's rear extension

Authority
Thurrock Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pannell G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and on the setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets

What decided it

The less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets and the character and appearance of the area outweighed the modest social and economic benefits of the proposal.

The modest social and economic benefits arising from housing supply contribution and construction phase activity did not outweigh the less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets and the character and appearance of the area

Framework references: 11, 69, 199, 202

Plan policies cited: PMD4, CSTP24, PMD2, CSTP22

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