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Dismissed14 February 20253340085

2 Rayleigh Road, Stanford Le Hope, Essex, SS17 0NE

Planning appeal 3340085 at 2 Rayleigh Road, Stanford Le Hope, Essex, SS17 0NE (Thurrock Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2025 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

2 new flats with minor alterations and improvements to existing flat at first floor

Authority
Thurrock Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Williams K
Postcode
SS17 0NE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers with particular regard to private outdoor space
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety with particular regard to the adequacy of parking provision
  • the effect of the proposal upon the Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site

What decided it

The failure to secure adequate mitigation for likely significant effects on the Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA and Ramsar site, combined with harm to living conditions and highway safety, outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery on a small brownfield site.

The limited benefits of two additional homes, economic benefits from construction and occupation, and reuse of a brownfield site in an accessible location were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by significant harm to highway safety and parking arrangements, moderate harm to living conditions of future occupiers, and the unmitigated risk of significant effects on Habitats sites.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CSTP22CSTP23PMD1PMD2PMD8PMD9CSTP19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 115Paragraph 193Paragraph 195

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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