Planning appeal decision
192 Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3EX
Planning appeal 3349864 at 192 Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3EX (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 September 2026 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer constitute a breach of planning control (ground (c)).
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer constitute a breach of planning control (ground (c))
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground (f))
- Whether the period for compliance of 3 months is reasonable (ground (g))
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence that the development benefited from any planning permission under the GPDO, and the 3-month compliance period was unreasonably short for works to an occupied dwelling.
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