Planning appeal decision
181 Westbourne Grove, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 9TX
Planning appeal 3361553 at 181 Westbourne Grove, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 9TX (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2025 by Inspector Davis J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway and pedestrian safety.
to install vehicle crossover onto Westbourne Grove
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Davis J
- Postcode
- SS0 9TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on highway and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The shallow depth of the proposed parking space (2.8m against the required 3.8m standard) in a heavily parked urban location would require multiple vehicle manoeuvres that would impede pedestrian visibility and safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP3Policy DM1Policy DM15
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Southend-on-Sea City Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
- Allowed25 September 20266007335Lawn Cottage, Wakering Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0PY
- Allowed17 September 2026601104026 Stirling Avenue, Leigh on Sea, SS9 3PP
- Allowed15 September 2026600864319 Southbourne Grove, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 9UW
- Dismissed26 August 2026600836611 Lonsdale Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4LZ
- Allowed20 April 2026600355843 Woodgrange Drive, Southend, Essex, SS1 2SD
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®