®Planning appeal decision
Grange Service Station, 247 London Road, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9DW
demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of 26 residential units and associated basement car parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to overlooking and overbearing effect on Little Wheatley Chase
- Highway safety and the free flow of traffic with particular regard to on street parking
What decided it
The proposed development would improve the character and appearance of the area and would not cause unacceptable harm to living conditions or highway safety, and the SPA effects would be adequately mitigated through the planning obligation.
The benefits of replacing a poor quality garage building with a well-designed residential scheme that improves the townscape outweighed the minor shortfall in car parking provision given the site's accessible location and sustainable transport links.
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1 of the Core Strategy Adopted Version (2011), Policy DM1 of the Development Management Plan (2014), Policy DM30 of the Development Management Plan (2014)
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.