®Planning appeal decision
19 Beveland Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7QU
the demolition of existing bungalow and proposed 5 flats with garage and parking spaces
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would affect the integrity of the Benfleet and Southend Marshes Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site, the Foulness Estuary SPA and Ramsar site, and the Blackwater Estuary SPA and Ramsar site
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether parking provision would be adequate
- Whether the arrangements for the collection of refuse and recycling bins would be adequate
What decided it
The failure to secure the Essex Coast RAMS mitigation contribution through a legally binding planning obligation rather than direct payment meant the Inspector could not conclude with certainty that the proposal would not harm the integrity of the protected habitats sites, triggering a mandatory refusal under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
Framework references: 11, 135, 180, 186
Plan policies cited: Policy EC2, Policy H13, Policy T8
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