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Dismissed10 December 20213274605

Flats 7 & 8, 152-154 Hamlet Court Road, Westcliffe on Sea, SS0 7LJ

Planning appeal 3274605 at Flats 7 & 8, 152-154 Hamlet Court Road, Westcliffe on Sea, SS0 7LJ (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2021 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the supply of housing in the Borough.

Change of use of 1 x 1 bedroom and 1 x 2 bedroom Residential Dwellings (Use Class C3) to Residential Dwellings and Serviced Accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis)

Authority
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hall C
Postcode
SS0 7LJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the supply of housing in the Borough
  • the provision of visitor accommodation

What decided it

The loss of two residential dwellings at a sequentially less-preferable location for visitor accommodation, combined with the Borough's demonstrated housing land supply deficit, outweighs any benefits from providing serviced accommodation.

the harm to housing supply from the loss of two dwellings was not balanced by the provision of visitor accommodation at a sequentially less-preferable location

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM12Policy CP8Policy KP2Policy CP4

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