7 Station Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7AS

Planning appeal 3267404 at 7 Station Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7AS (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 29 September 2021 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

mixed use development consisting 6 No. flats and a commercial unit of flexible use (A1, A2, A3, B1, D1 or D2) or new class 'E

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Parsons J
Postcode: SS11 7AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
the living conditions of the occupiers of the flats, having regard to the provision of outside amenity space and pedestrian access routes

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance combined with unacceptable amenity space provision meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing supply, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

The boost to housing supply in a sustainable location was outweighed by significant harm to character and appearance conflicting with local plan policy and harm to living conditions through inadequate amenity space conflicting with Framework policy, resulting in conflict with the development plan taken as a whole and no presumption in favour of sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BAS BE12Policy DES4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 119Paragraph 126Paragraph 130

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