®Planning appeal decision
53 Manor Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 2AU
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
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.
Framework references: 15
Plan policies cited: Policy DM8
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.