Planning appeal decision
16a Cliff Parade, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1AS
Planning appeal 3331934 at 16a Cliff Parade, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1AS (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 19 March 2024 by Inspector Griffiths S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area and the Leigh Cliff Conservation Area.
hip to half hip roof extension to side with dormer to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Griffiths S
- Postcode
- SS9 1AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area and the Leigh Cliff Conservation Area
What decided it
The overbearing appearance of the extended roof and dormer would cause less than substantial harm to the conservation area that is not outweighed by private benefits to the appellant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 208
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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