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Dismissed22 January 20243319884

101 Crowstone Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 8LH

Planning appeal 3319884 at 101 Crowstone Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 8LH (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 22 January 2024 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for visitor accommodation, with reference to the Council's spatial strategy and the effect on the supply of family housing.

conversion of the single family dwelling into a short-term holiday let

Authority
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Smith J
Postcode
SS0 8LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for visitor accommodation, with reference to the Council's spatial strategy and the effect on the supply of family housing

What decided it

The loss of a single dwelling to visitor accommodation when the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing supply and faces acute housing demand materially harms the supply of family housing, and the site lacks the strong, clear relationship with the Seafront required by Policy DM12.

The economic benefits of tourism are outweighed by the more clearly evidenced harm to the supply of family housing

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM12Policy CP8Policy KP2Policy CP4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 86

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