®Planning appeal decision
Land At Town Square , Basildon, Essex, SS14 1BA
Planning appeal 3281212 at Land At Town Square , Basildon, Essex, SS14 1BA (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 30 March 2022 by Inspector Barrett R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
Hybrid application for detailed planning permission (Plot 1/West Wing) and outline planning permission (Plot 2/East Wing) for demolition and erection of buildings up to 23 storeys providing up to 495 residential dwellings (Class C3) and new Class E/Flexible E/F1/F2 floorspace, with associated landscaping, parking, access and works.
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Barrett R
- Postcode
- SS14 1BA
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE12Policy TC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 55Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 119Paragraph 120Paragraph 130Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
- Judgments
- Forest of Dean DC V SSCLG & Gladman Developments Ltd [2016] EWHC421(Admin)
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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