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Dismissed27 June 20233295893

7 Station Avenue, Wickford, SS11 7AS

Planning appeal 3295893 at 7 Station Avenue, Wickford, SS11 7AS (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 27 June 2023 by Inspector McKay L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

mixed use development consisting of 6 No. flats and a commercial unit of flexible use (A1, A2, A3, B1, D1 or D2) or new class 'E

Authority
Basildon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
McKay L
Postcode
SS11 7AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed flats
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to car parking
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the habitats sites

What decided it

The proposal would result in significant harmful effect on the integrity of the Blackwater Estuary SPA and the Crouch and Roach Estuaries SPA and Ramsar sites without secured mitigation, providing a clear reason for refusal that disengages the presumption in favour of sustainable development under Framework paragraph 11.

The moderate weight afforded to the contribution to housing supply in a sustainable location and substantial weight to the use of previously developed land were outweighed by the very substantial weight given to the conflict with design policies and the Framework's requirement for high quality, beautiful and sustainable buildings, combined with the very substantial weight given to the unmitigated harm to habitats sites integrity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy BAS BE12Saved Policy BAS BE24
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 130

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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