®Planning appeal decision
10 Chestnut Avenue, GRAYS, RM16 2UJ
‘Demolishing the existing outbuilding and creating a new house of 1 no. of (6 Bedrooms for 8 people), associated cycle storage, bin storage, and amenities’
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Williams K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development upon Habitats sites
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, arising from the cramped positioning and narrow plot width that would conflict with the spacious, well-proportioned character of the street, outweighed the limited benefits of one additional dwelling in a context of housing land supply shortfall.
The significant harm to character and appearance outweighed the limited social and economic benefits of providing one additional dwelling, even when assessed against the tilted balance provisions of NPPF paragraph 11(d) due to housing land supply shortfall.
Framework references: 11, 12
Plan policies cited: CSTP22, CSTP23, PMD2
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.