®Planning appeal decision
32 Dorothy Gardens, BENFLEET, SS7 3AE
proposed new two bed dwelling
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Felgate J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the proposed development's effects on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the scheme would provide a high standard of living conditions for future occupiers of both the proposed new dwelling and the existing dwelling on the site
What decided it
The urgent need for deliverable housing sites in a district with a shortfall in five-year housing supply, combined with the limited character and appearance harm, outweighed the moderate conflict with garden amenity space standards under the tilted balance test.
The limited harm to character and appearance and the moderate conflict with garden amenity space standards were outweighed by the substantial benefit of providing a new dwelling in a district with an urgent housing need and a shortfall in five-year housing supply, plus modest benefits from meeting the appellant's parents' specific needs and local economic benefits.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy EC2, Policy RDG1, Policy RDG2, Policy RDG4, Policy RDG6, Policy RDG12
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.