Planning appeal decision
530 Arterial Road, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, SS9 4DT
Planning appeal 3322204 at 530 Arterial Road, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, SS9 4DT (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was allowed on 14 September 2023 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the first floor rear extension on the character and appearance of the existing dwelling and the wider area.
Erection of first floor rear extension, alter elevations (retrospective)
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- SS9 4DT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the first floor rear extension on the character and appearance of the existing dwelling and the wider area
What decided it
The marginal difference in depth (0.6m) between the appeal scheme and the previously approved permission, combined with a compensating reduction in height (0.65m), does not result in harmful effects on character and appearance.
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