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Allowed30 September 20253360817

288 Rayleigh Road, Benfleet, SS7 3XE

Planning appeal 3360817 at 288 Rayleigh Road, Benfleet, SS7 3XE (Castle Point Borough Council) was allowed on 30 September 2025 by Inspector Gardner L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Erection of a front dormer to convert loft space for habitable accommodation

Authority
Castle Point Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Gardner L
Postcode
SS7 3XE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for existing and future occupiers, with regard to outdoor amenity space

What decided it

The existing street scene shows sufficient variation and existing dormers that the proposed front dormer would not represent an overdevelopment or be incongruous, and the existing garden, though below the guidance threshold, is of adequate quality and proportion to serve the dwelling's needs.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EC2 of the Castle Point Borough Council Local Plan (1998)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55

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