®Planning appeal decision
6 Hartington Place, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, Essex, SS1 2HN
a second floor extension to create additional flat with private parking and balcony amenity space
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Numbers 17A, 17B, 19 and 21 Pleasant Road with particular regard to outlook, and the occupiers of Numbers 23A/23B Pleasant Road, with particular regard to privacy
- The character and appearance of the host building and area
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through overbearing effects on outlook and loss of privacy outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and use of previously developed land.
The harm to living conditions of nearby occupiers, which conflicts with development plan policies, weighs significantly against permission and outweighs the limited weight attached to the cumulative benefits of housing provision, economic contribution, and efficient use of previously developed land; the adverse impacts on living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 124, 135
Plan policies cited: CS Policy KP2, CS Policy CP4, DMD Policy DM1, DMD Policy DM3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.