®Planning appeal decision
9A College Gardens, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1YL
‘New build 4-bed 3 storey property’
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on living conditions for occupiers of no. 32 Rocheway, with particular regard to privacy and outlook
- the effect on the wellbeing of those accessing services at the adjacent Trust Links premises, with particular regard to privacy
- whether suitable living conditions would be provided for future occupiers, with reference to the amount of private outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The unacceptably harmful effect on living conditions for occupiers of no. 32 Rocheway through overlooking and overbearing outlook, which conflicts with the development plan and cannot be outweighed by the modest benefits of a single dwelling.
the modest benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of land in a built-up area were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with the conflict with the development plan attracting significant weight
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM3
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.