176 Burges Road, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 3JP

the erection of a single storey rear extension

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Poole S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area
the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook and natural light

What decided it

The loss of trees and the extended rear protrusion beyond the previously approved 2020 permission resulted in overly prominent and incongruous development causing unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area, which was not outweighed by the absence of harm to neighbours' living conditions.

The absence of harm to neighbours' living conditions did not outweigh the clear harm to character and appearance of the surrounding area.

Plan policies cited: Policy KP2, Policy CP2, Policy DM1, Policy DM3

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