®Planning appeal decision
Land at Market Square, BASILDON, SS14 1DU
Demolition and Redevelopment of the Existing Building and Erection of a Mixed Use Scheme Comprising of Flexible Commercial Floorspace (Use Class A1- A5, B1, D1 and/or D2) on the Ground-First Floors and 492 No. One and Two Bedroom Residential Apartments (Use Class C3) in 3 Blocks of up to 17 Storeys, with Associated Parking, Servicing and Communal Amenity Areas
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Having particular regard to the government's objective of 'achieving well-designed places': (i) the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; and (ii) whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants
- In the absence of a 5-year supply of housing land, would any resultant harm significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme
What decided it
The absence of any harm which, in combination, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of housing delivery and regeneration against a background of a significant housing land supply shortfall.
the less than substantial heritage harm to the setting of the Grade II listed Brooke House was outweighed by the substantial public benefits of housing delivery, regeneration and economic benefit, and no adverse impacts were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh those benefits, so the tilted balance favoured granting permission
Framework references: 11, 126, 130, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy BAS BE 12, Policy H25, Policy DES1, Policy DES4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.