®Planning appeal decision
1 Cliff Avenue, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AJ
a change of use from residential (Class C3) to education establishment (Class F1) for a temporary period of 2 years (retrospective)
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the loss of a single family dwelling is outweighed by other factors
- the effect of the use in a residential setting and on the amenity of neighbouring residential occupiers
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the loss of family housing stock, combined with the fact that nearly two years had already elapsed since the council's objection became apparent, meant that granting a further temporary permission was not justified when the appellant should have been urgently seeking alternative premises.
the substantial weight of the loss of a single family dwelling and the need to protect housing stock outweighed the educational and social needs of the children, particularly given the time already elapsed and the lack of evidence of urgent alternative accommodation being sought
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM15
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.