Land Side And Rear Of 30-34 Linden Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 4BA

Planning appeal 3269350 at Land Side And Rear Of 30-34 Linden Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 4BA (Castle Point Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 October 2021 by Inspector Woolcock J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether car parking could be utilised conveniently and its impact on visual and residential amenity.

demolition of existing storage buildings and erection of four terraced dwelling houses with bin and bicycle storage, parking and landscaping

Authority: Castle Point Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Woolcock J
Postcode: SS7 4BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether car parking could be utilised conveniently and its impact on visual and residential amenity
the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The car-dominated layout and inconvenient parking arrangement would not create a safe, attractive place and would harm both visual and residential amenity, conflicting with design and safety requirements in the NPPF and local policy.

the benefits of four additional dwellings and housing supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of the car-dominated layout on design quality, safety and amenity

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EC2 of the Castle Point Borough Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 112Paragraph 134

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