18 Parkgate, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7NY

Planning appeal 3319016 at 18 Parkgate, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7NY (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2024 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the building and the Milton Conservation Area.

Replacement of timber windows with UPVC windows at first floor level in a Conservation Area

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Satheesan R
Postcode: SS0 7NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the building and the Milton Conservation Area

What decided it

The replacement UPVC windows would fail to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area, contrary to section 72(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the development plan, and the private benefits claimed do not outweigh the harm to the designated heritage asset.

The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, to which considerable importance and weight was afforded, was not outweighed by the private benefits of lower cost, easier maintenance, improved damp resistance and energy efficiency

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy KP2Policy CP4Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM5

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