Planning appeal decision
53 Manor Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 2AU
Planning appeal 3341002 at 53 Manor Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 2AU (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 4 December 2024 by Inspector Nilsson A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety with regard to parking provision.
to split the house into 2 flats
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
- Postcode
- SS13 2AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety with regard to parking provision
- whether or not the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regard to amenity space
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Essex Coastal Recreational Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy
What decided it
The absence of a mechanism to secure the RAMS financial contributions necessary to mitigate harm to the SPA integrity, combined with the failure to demonstrate adequate amenity space for future occupants, outweighed the housing benefits.
The significant weight given to housing delivery and previously developed land was outweighed by the greater significant weight of the failure to provide acceptable living conditions and the unmitigated harm to the SPA integrity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 15
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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