Planning appeal decision
Flat 9, Gunnery House, 2 Chapel Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9SL
Planning appeal 3305632 at Flat 9, Gunnery House, 2 Chapel Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9SL (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 27 July 2023 by Inspector Philpott M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development and works would preserve the listed building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.
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- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Philpott M
- Postcode
- SS3 9SL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development and works would preserve the listed building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
- Whether the character or appearance of the conservation area would be preserved or enhanced
What decided it
The public benefits of improved accommodation for occupiers were insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the listed building and conservation area, as the optimum viable use of the building as residential accommodation had already been secured.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- KP2CP4DM1DM5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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