365 Little Wakering Road, Little Wakering, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, Essex, SS3 0LB

‘change of use of 365 Little Wakering Road from Use Class C3 to C2 3-bedroom care accommodation, and a new rear extension with some external modifications and associated works’

Authority: Rochford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Smith J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed change of use on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance and the availability of parking

What decided it

The proposed development would provide sufficient parking to meet Council standards and would not cause materially harmful increases in on-street parking pressure or unacceptable noise and disturbance to neighbouring occupiers, while providing needed care accommodation in a location with identified demand.

Framework references: 63

Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM30, Policy T8, Policy H5

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