®Planning appeal decision
57 South Street, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1BL
the demolition of existing building and redevelopment of site to provide seven apartments with associated parking, amenity space and landscaping
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Johnson W
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal property comprises a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA)
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Rochford Conservation Area (RCA)
- the effect of the proposed development, with regard to flood risk and surface water drainage
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, and whether satisfactory accommodation would be provided for future occupiers of the scheme
What decided it
The harm to the Rochford Conservation Area and the loss of the non-designated heritage asset, which the Inspector found would not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of the scheme, particularly given the statutory duty to preserve or enhance conservation areas and the Framework's requirement to give great weight to heritage asset conservation.
The environmental harm to the conservation area and loss of a non-designated heritage asset was not outweighed by the economic and social benefits of housing delivery and construction activity, particularly where heritage assets of particular importance provide a clear reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11(d)
Framework references: 11, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy H1, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM4, Policy DM8
Judgments cited: Pugh v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2015] EWHC 3 (Admin); Bohm v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2017] EWHC 3217 (Admin)
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