®Planning appeal decision
5, Smallholdings Eastwoodbury Lane, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6UZ
Planning appeal 3332965 at 5, Smallholdings Eastwoodbury Lane, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6UZ (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was allowed on 23 May 2024 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal proposal on the supply of best and most versatile agricultural land (BMVAL).
a two-storey single dwelling situated on the land east of 5 Smallholdings
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis L
- Postcode
- SS2 6UZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal proposal on the supply of best and most versatile agricultural land (BMVAL)
- the green buffer to the south of Eastwoodbury Lane and future use as public open space
- the integrity of the SPA and Ramsar sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii, which meant that the limited conflict with the development plan was outweighed by the benefits of delivering one additional dwelling in a suitable location with good access to facilities and biodiversity enhancements.
The limited weight attributed to the conflict with the development plan policies protecting BMVAL and the green buffer was outweighed by the benefits of delivering one additional dwelling in a suitable location with good access to facilities, biodiversity enhancements, and renewable energy provision, assessed against the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP5 of the Southend-on-Sea Core Strategy 2007Policy CP4 of the Core StrategyPolicy ENV3 of the London Southend Airport & Environs Joint Area Action Plan 2014
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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