®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj 77 West Street, ROCHFORD, SS4 1AU
the erection of detached building with two flats
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Rochford Conservation Area
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with regard to flood risk
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the conservation area through unsympathetic design that would not preserve or enhance its character, combined with the failure to satisfy the sequential flood risk test, outweighed the limited housing benefits of the two-dwelling proposal.
Framework references: 212, 215, 170, 173
Plan policies cited: Policy CP2 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2011, Policy DM1 of the Local Development Framework Development Management Plan 2014, Policy DM3 of the Local Development Framework Development Management Plan 2014
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.