Land Adj 46 Theobalds Road, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 2NE

demolish existing garage and erect single storey detached dwellinghouse on land adjacent to 46 Theobalds road, raised decking area, associated amenity space and parking

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Kemmann-Lane T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the streetscene, and the presumption under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The section 12 Framework policies requiring 'Achieving well-designed and beautiful places' outweigh the benefits of delivering a single dwelling, given the cramped and incongruous nature of the development and the Council's demonstrated housing land supply of 4.18 years.

The benefits of delivering a single dwelling were outweighed by the adverse impacts on character and appearance and the failure to achieve well-designed and beautiful places, when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole

Framework references: 11, 131, 139

Plan policies cited: Policy DM3, Policy DM8, Design and Townscape Guide Supplementary Planning Document paragraph 201

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