Planning appeal decision
271A Southbourne Grove, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0AL
Planning appeal 3330103 at 271A Southbourne Grove, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0AL (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was allowed on 19 January 2024 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety and the free flow of traffic as a result of the removal of an on-street parking space.
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- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lock H
- Postcode
- SS0 0AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety and the free flow of traffic as a result of the removal of an on-street parking space
What decided it
The loss of one on-street parking space would not be detrimental to highway safety and the free flow of traffic, and would materially improve safety and manoeuvrability at the appeal site and neighbouring property, outweighing any residual impact on the network.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP3Policy DM3Policy DM15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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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