Planning appeal decision
Moss Bros, 84 High Street, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1JN
Planning appeal 3325826 at Moss Bros, 84 High Street, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1JN (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 22 March 2024 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the post completion noise survey report meets the requirements of condition 4.
the change of use from a vacant, former retail shop (class E) at ground floor level to mixed restaurant and hot food takeaway use (sui generis), install plant and extraction system, and alterations to shopfront incorporating security shutter to front
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- SS1 1JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the post completion noise survey report meets the requirements of condition 4
What decided it
The post completion noise survey report failed to include actual measured noise levels at the nearest noise sensitive properties, preventing adequate assessment of whether the noise mitigation measures met the required performance standards.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- KP2CP4DM1DM3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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