®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of No. 1 Alexandra Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS9 1QD
Planning appeal 3285446 at Land Rear of No. 1 Alexandra Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS9 1QD (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 9 February 2023 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the area, with particular reference to the Leigh Cliff Conservation area.
demolition of disused cycle repair / storage building and erection of residential dwelling with amenity space
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
- Postcode
- SS9 1QD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the area, with particular reference to the Leigh Cliff Conservation area
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed development with regard to availability of natural light and outlook, and internal space
- The effect of the proposal on European Designated Sites
What decided it
The material harm to the character and appearance of the Leigh Cliff Conservation Area caused by the incongruous form and design of the proposed building, combined with unacceptable living conditions due to poor natural light and outlook, outweighed the limited public benefits of providing one additional dwelling.
The limited public benefits of providing one additional dwelling and redeveloping a brownfield site were outweighed by the substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset (the conservation area), to which considerable importance and weight was afforded under the statutory duty to preserve or enhance its character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy KP2Policy CP4Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM5Policy DM8Policy KP1Policy DM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 16Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
- Judgments
- People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244
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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