®Planning appeal decision
146 York Road, Southend-on-sea, United Kingdom, SS1 2EA
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Perrins N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions for future occupants of the building with particular regard to internal living space
What decided it
The proposed upper floor flat would be significantly below the Policy DM8 space standard for its potential occupancy and would lack a separate living room, resulting in unacceptable living conditions that would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing supply benefits.
The benefits of boosting housing supply by one dwelling would be outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions of future occupants, particularly the upper floor flat; the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when considered against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 57, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM8
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.