Planning appeal decision
67 West Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9DT
Planning appeal 3312677 at 67 West Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9DT (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 15 November 2023 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development applied for is Class MA permitted development, having regard to condition MA.2(4) and the provisions of Class W, paragraph W(11).
Conversion of dog grooming premises to 1 single flat. Flat to be 39sqm, with over 1sqm in storage and suitable as 1b/1p
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- SS3 9DT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development applied for is Class MA permitted development, having regard to condition MA.2(4) and the provisions of Class W, paragraph W(11)
- if it is permitted development, whether it should be given prior approval having regard to Class MA, paragraph MA.2(2)
What decided it
The development had commenced before prior approval was obtained, as evidenced by substantial external alterations and internal works that demonstrated the change of use had begun, placing it outside the Class MA permitted development right.
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