34 Bournemouth Park Road, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 5LN

change of use from single dwellinghouse to two self- contained flats, erect single storey rear extension and external staircase to rear, with dormer to rear and rooflight to front and to convert loft into habitable accommodation (amended proposal)

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 32 and 36 Bournemouth Park Road, and whether acceptable living conditions would be provided for future occupiers, with particular regard to privacy and outlook

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance and unacceptable living conditions for 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 supply benefit was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and unacceptable living conditions, tipping against the proposal

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy KP1

Judgments cited: Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1314

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