Planning appeal decision
7 - 9 Landsdown Avenue, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 1LJ
Planning appeal 3331464 at 7 - 9 Landsdown Avenue, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 1LJ (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 9 May 2025 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations.
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow development without complying with a condition subject to which planning permission had been granted; two dwellings with modified front elevations
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- SS9 1LJ
What decided it
The Inspector's separate decision on the appeal found the front elevations as built were harmful to character and appearance, justifying the council's refusal and negating any claim of unreasonable behaviour.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Manchester City Council v SSE & Mercury Communications Limited [1988] JPL 774
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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