4 Redcliff Drive, LEIGH-ON-SEA, ESSEX, SS9 1AY

to demolish the existing building. Erect three storey building with roof accommodation and basement level. Comprising four self-contained flats and associated car parking

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Courtney T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for the future occupiers of Flat 1 with regards to light and outlook, and the future occupiers of Flats 1-4 with regards to the provision of internal storage, private amenity space, and access to refuse and recycling storage

What decided it

The substantial harm to character and appearance combined with inadequate living conditions for future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighs the minimal housing supply benefit of four additional dwellings.

The substantial harms to character and appearance and living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate weight given to housing supply benefits and limited weight given to economic benefits, resulting in dismissal despite the engaged tilted balance under paragraph 11(d).

Framework references: 11, 135

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

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