Planning appeal decision
19-24 The Plaza Royal Mews, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS1 1GL
Planning appeal 3283126 at 19-24 The Plaza Royal Mews, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS1 1GL (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 27 October 2022 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the GPDO.
application for prior approval to erect one storey extension to form a fifth floor comprising of two self-contained flats
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- SS1 1GL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the GPDO
- The impact that the external appearance of the additional storey would have upon the external appearance of the building and the locality
What decided it
The proposed additional storey would have a detrimental visual impact on the external appearance of the building and the wider locality, creating an awkward top-heavy appearance that would be visually harmful and therefore not permitted under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the GPDO.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy KP2Policy CP4Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM5Policy PA6
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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