19-24 The Plaza Royal Mews, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS1 1GL

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

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.

Plan policies cited: Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM5, Policy PA6

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