®Planning appeal decision
Stanford House Ground Floor Vacant Ancillary Retail Units, Princess Margaret Road, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 8YP
Planning appeal 3314882 at Stanford House Ground Floor Vacant Ancillary Retail Units, Princess Margaret Road, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 8YP (Thurrock Borough Council) was allowed on 20 November 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide future occupiers with adequate living conditions having regard to outlook.
Conversion of ground floor ancillary retail storage units (E Use Class) to provide 1 x 2 bedroom flat and 2 x1 bedroom flats (C3 Use Class) with associated landscaping
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- RM18 8YP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide future occupiers with adequate living conditions having regard to outlook
What decided it
The provision of adequate living conditions through a combination of window placement, oriel projections, communal garden amenity, and proposed landscaping mitigation, together with the unit sizes exceeding minimum standards, ensured future occupiers would not experience oppressive living conditions despite some restricted outlook from certain rooms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PMD1 of the Thurrock Local Development Framework Core Strategy and Policies for the Management of Development (2015)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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