Planning appeal decision
358 Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5PU
Planning appeal 3325572 at 358 Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5PU (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was allowed on 15 April 2024 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on pedestrian and highway safety.
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- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- SS9 5PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on pedestrian and highway safety
What decided it
The good visibility afforded by the highway layout, the distance preventing reversing manoeuvres from reaching the pedestrian crossing, and the presence of other similar accesses nearby meant the proposal would not give rise to unacceptable risk to pedestrian or highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP3 of the Core Strategy 2007Policy DM3 of the Development Management Document 2015Policy DM15 of the Development Management Document 2015
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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