®Planning appeal decision
Land At Town Square , Basildon, Essex, SS14 1BA
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Barrett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the Basildon Town Centre, with particular regard to the height, scale, massing and architectural treatment of the proposal.
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the special architectural or historic interest of Brooke House, a grade II listed building and designated heritage asset, with particular regard to its setting.
What decided it
The public benefits of the scheme, particularly housing delivery, brownfield regeneration and economic benefits, outweighed the less than substantial harm identified to the setting of the grade II listed Brooke House.
the less than substantial harm to the significance of Brooke House was outweighed by the public benefits of the appeal development, including housing delivery, brownfield reuse and economic benefits, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole
Framework references: 11, 55, 56, 57, 119, 120, 130, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy BE12, Policy TC1
Judgments cited: Forest of Dean DC V SSCLG & Gladman Developments Ltd [2016] EWHC421(Admin)
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.