Planning appeal decision
9 Langthorne Crescent, Grays, RM17 5XA
Planning appeal 3291610 at 9 Langthorne Crescent, Grays, RM17 5XA (Thurrock Borough Council) was allowed on 17 August 2022 by Inspector Jarvis P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the host property and wider street scene.
First storey side extension over existing ground floor store room
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jarvis P
- Postcode
- RM17 5XA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the host property and wider street scene
What decided it
The proposed extension would not be highly visible from most viewpoints and would not have an unacceptably harmful impact on character and appearance given the lack of uniformity in the wider streetscene and the limited views from which it would be apparent.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- PMD2CSTP22CSTP23
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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