®Planning appeal decision
Beverley Autos Ltd, 1450 London Road, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 2UW
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
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The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply rendered the development plan out of date, engaging the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11d, and the benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location outweighed the limited conflict with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
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM13, Policy DM11, Core Strategy Policy CP1, Core Strategy Policy CP2, Core Strategy Policy KP2, Core Strategy Policy CP4, DMD Policy DM1, DMD Policy DM3, Core Strategy Policy CP3, DMD Policy DM8, DMD Policy DM15, Core Strategy Policy CP8, Core Strategy Policy KP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.