37 Broadway, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 1PA

to demolish existing building and rebuild in line with 21/00930/FUL approval to form 3 self-contained dwellings and commercial unit, veranda to side first-floor level, rooflights to side elevations, separate commercial/residential bin store areas, cycle and parking to rear

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Parsons J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Leigh Cliff Conservation Area
The provision of accessible and adaptable dwellings (Building Regulations M4(2)), having regard to local and national policy

What decided it

The replacement building would enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area as a whole, being a significant improvement on the existing incoherent and poorly designed building, and there was no justified requirement for Building Regulation M4(2) compliance.

Plan policies cited: Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM5, Policy DM8, Policy DM2

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