Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 5 Malpas Road , Chadwell St Mary, Essex, RM16 4QX
Planning appeal 3331499 at Land Adjacent 5 Malpas Road , Chadwell St Mary, Essex, RM16 4QX (Thurrock Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2024 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Two bedroom end terrace house with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- RM16 4QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The excessive encroachment into the side garden would detrimentally reduce the existing sense of spaciousness and create a prominent building that would appear discordant in the context of the arrangement of terraces within Malpas Road.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSTP22Policy CSTP23Policy PMD2Residential Alterations and Extensions Supplementary Planning Document 2017
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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