Planning appeal decision
12 Branksome Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4HQ
Planning appeal 3304113 at 12 Branksome Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4HQ (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was allowed on 6 September 2023 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
the demolition of an existing house and replacement with four new build houses
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- SS2 4HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Benfleet and Southend Marshes Special Protection Area, Special Conservation Area, Site of Special Scientific Interest and Ramsar
What decided it
The appellant's payment of the RAMS tariff secured through the RAMS Partnership Agreement adequately mitigated the development's potential adverse effects on the integrity of the Special Protection Area, allowing the appeal to be allowed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy KP2Policy CP4Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM2
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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