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Dismissed8 March 20233301768

4 Mortimer Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9NX

Planning appeal 3301768 at 4 Mortimer Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9NX (Rochford District Council) was dismissed on 8 March 2023 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

the demolition of the existing garage and subdivision of the existing plot to provide a new single storey dwelling at the rear with associated development

Authority
Rochford District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Price A
Postcode
SS6 9NX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties through noise and disturbance from vehicle movements associated with the proposed access and parking arrangements could not be adequately mitigated.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1 of the Rochford Core Strategy Adopted Version (2011)Policy DM1 of the Rochford Development Management Plan (2014)Policy DM3 of the Rochford Development Management Plan (2014)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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