®Planning appeal decision
160 Bournemouth Park Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 5LT
Planning appeal 3324529 at 160 Bournemouth Park Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 5LT (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 15 March 2024 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to trees.
Application for new build residential development alongside and to the rear of 160 Bournemouth Park Road to provide 4 self- contained flats together with a one-bedroom two-person unit to the rear, car parking, cycle storage, refuse provision and communal and private amenity space
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- SS2 5LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to trees
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 160 Bournemouth Park Road, with particular regard to outlook and light
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to light, outlook, privacy and accessibility
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance, and the unacceptable living conditions for both existing and future residents, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefit when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The modest housing benefit of five dwellings and limited economic and social benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and unacceptable living conditions for existing and future residents, assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy KP2Policy CP4Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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