®Planning appeal decision
Beverley Autos Ltd, 1450 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2UW
Planning appeal 3312036 at Beverley Autos Ltd, 1450 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2UW (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was allowed on 14 September 2023 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, having particular regard to its effect on the vitality of the local centre including availability of employment opportunities, the character and appearance of the area, living conditions for future occupiers, and the integrity of Essex Coastal Habitats Sites.
Demolish building and erect a block of flats and change of use of workshop to a dwelling
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- SS9 2UW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, having particular regard to its effect on the vitality of the local centre including availability of employment opportunities, the character and appearance of the area, living conditions for future occupiers, and the integrity of Essex Coastal Habitats Sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply rendered the development plan out of date, engaging the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11d, and the benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location outweighed the limited conflict with Policy DM13.
the modest but positive contribution to housing supply in a sustainable location with good access to public transport and local services, combined with no harmful effects on the local centre, character and appearance, or living conditions (subject to detailed design), outweighed the limited conflict with Policy DM13 when considered against the Framework as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM13Policy DM11Core Strategy Policy CP1Core Strategy Policy CP2Core Strategy Policy KP2Core Strategy Policy CP4DMD Policy DM1DMD Policy DM3Core Strategy Policy CP3DMD Policy DM8DMD Policy DM15Core Strategy Policy CP8Core Strategy Policy KP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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