®Planning appeal decision
44 Golden Cross Road, ROCHFORD, Essex, SS4 3DG
demolition of existing two-bed detached bungalow, construct 2no detached bungalows to rear of site with new access road from Golden Cross Road and 1 No. detached bungalow to front of existing site
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
- The effect of the proposal on European Protected Sites
What decided it
The importance of good design and the creation of high quality places as a fundamental aim of planning overwhelmed the provision of two extra windfall housing units in this particular case.
The adverse impacts of the proposal in terms of harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and windfall site development when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy H1 of the Rochford District Council Core Strategy (2011), Policy DM1 of the Rochford District Council Development Management Plan (2014), Policy DM3 of the Rochford District Council Development Management Plan (2014), Policy ENV1 of the Rochford District Council Core Strategy (2011), Rochford District Council Supplementary Planning Document 2: Housing Design (2007)
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.