®Planning appeal decision
29A Ceylon Road, Westcliff on Sea, ESSEX, SS0 7HS
conversion of existing first floor flat into 3No. 1B1P flats making use of the loft space and creating a dormer to the rear elevation
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed dormer extension on the appeal property and the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide an acceptable quality of accommodation
- whether the proposal provides sufficient on-site parking for the development in the interests of highway safety
What decided it
The significant weight attached to the identified harms—poor design, substandard accommodation, and highway safety concerns—outweighed the limited benefits of two additional dwellings when assessed against the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance.
The benefits of delivering two additional residential units and associated economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance, failure to provide acceptable accommodation quality, and potential detriment to highway safety, assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: KP2, CP4, CP3, DM1, DM3, DM8, DM15
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.