®Planning appeal decision
32 Dorothy Gardens, Benfleet, SS7 3AE
Planning appeal 3280887 at 32 Dorothy Gardens, Benfleet, SS7 3AE (Castle Point Borough Council) was allowed on 28 February 2022 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the proposed development's effects on the character and appearance of the area.
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
- Postcode
- SS7 3AE
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EC2Policy RDG1Policy RDG2Policy RDG4Policy RDG6Policy RDG12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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