®Planning appeal decision
12A Alexandra Street, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1BU
‘Proposed roof extension to dwelling into 1 bedroom, 1 person flat of 39sqm’
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the locally listed building at 29-35 High Street
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the existing building and street scene, resulting from poor design integration and lack of decorative detailing, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefit.
The substantial level of harm to the character and appearance of the existing building and street scene significantly and demonstrably outweighed the very modest benefits of housing delivery and brownfield land use, when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 11d
Plan policies cited: Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM5
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.