49 Christchurch Road, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4JW

change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to short- term let rental unit (Sui Generis)

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Francis L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is within a suitable location for visitor accommodation with particular regard to the Council's spatial strategy and housing stock
the effect of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The appeal site's unsuitability for visitor accommodation under the development plan's spatial strategy, combined with material harm to housing supply and unacceptable disturbance to neighbours, outweighed the limited economic benefits.

the harm to housing supply, unsuitability of location for visitor accommodation, and unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions outweighed the small-scale economic and tourism benefits

Plan policies cited: Policy DM12, Policy CP8, Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM1, Policy DM3

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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