®Planning appeal decision
4 Southchurch Road, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2NE
to erect 2No. additional floors to existing building, alter elevations and railings to rear, install bike store and bin chute
- 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 character and appearance of the host building and area
What decided it
The proposed development would disrupt the consistent building heights that define the character of Southchurch Road and would appear markedly out of scale and visually dominant in the street scene, causing significant harm that outweighs the modest housing and economic benefits.
The benefits of delivering 9 housing units on previously developed land, economic benefits, and environmental benefits from the location and potential on-site renewables weighed moderately in favour, but the significant harm to character and appearance weighed significantly against, and cumulatively the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 70, 123, 124, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy KP1, Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM1, 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.