Knightswood Centre, Steeple Road, Southminster, CM0 7BD

Planning appeal 3285300 at Knightswood Centre, Steeple Road, Southminster, CM0 7BD (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 19 January 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area.

conversion of 2 existing buildings (previous use class C2) into 11 flats and 2 maisonettes and the construction of 3 new bungalows to the rear

Authority: Maldon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Shearing C
Postcode: CM0 7BD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area
the effects of the development proposed on local infrastructure

What decided it

The Council's lack of a five-year housing land supply (2.9 years) engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11, and the significant benefits of housing delivery on a brownfield site in a reasonably sustainable location outweighed the significant harm to character and appearance from the bungalows.

The significant harm to character and appearance from the bungalows was outweighed by the significant benefits of housing delivery (including a mix of unit sizes meeting identified need), the reuse of a brownfield site, the reasonably sustainable location, and the Council's shortfall in housing land supply, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D1Policy H4Policy S8Policy I1Policy H1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 69Paragraph 111Paragraph 119Paragraph 130

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