®Planning appeal decision
20 Kents Hill Road, BENFLEET, SS7 5PL
the proposed dwelling will be a one bedroom detached bungalow with one small front dormer. Demolition of existing storage outbuilding
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Berry A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of the existing dwelling and the living conditions of future occupiers, with particular reference to garden sizes
- highway safety
- the integrity of the SPAs
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance, living conditions, and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of providing one dwelling, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The provision of one dwelling and temporary construction employment (moderate weight) were outweighed by substantial harm to character and appearance, living conditions of existing and future occupiers, and highway safety, resulting in the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
Framework references: 130, 111, 120, 11
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy EC2, Saved Policy T8, Policy RDG1, Policy RDG3, Policy RDG6
Judgments cited: People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244
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.