36 High Street, Great Wakering, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0EQ

Planning appeal 3307840 at 36 High Street, Great Wakering, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0EQ (Rochford District Council) was dismissed on 25 April 2023 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal space standards.

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
Postcode: SS3 0EQ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DMP Policy DM4DMP Policy DM8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 16Paragraph 208

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