®Planning appeal decision
36 High Street, Great Wakering, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 0EQ
Demolish part of the extension to the rear of the former fire station, the single garage, brick piers and gates on site. Carry out renovations and repairs, convert former fire station into two 2-bed self-contained flats and convert building to rear into a terrace of three 1-bed dwellings
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal space standards
- the effect of the development on the significance of designated and non-designated heritage assets
What decided it
The failure to meet the NDSS minimum space standards, resulting in unsuitable living conditions for future occupiers, outweighed the positive heritage effects of the development.
The positive heritage benefits to the conservation area and non-designated heritage asset were outweighed by the significant harm from inadequate internal living space that would result from non-compliance with the NDSS.
Framework references: 16, 208
Plan policies cited: DMP Policy DM4, DMP Policy DM8
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