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Allowed3 October 20253363353

186 Canvey Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0QP

Planning appeal 3363353 at 186 Canvey Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0QP (Castle Point Borough Council) was allowed on 3 October 2025 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the demolition of an existing bungalow and the provision of a new build nursing care home with associated parking and amenity

Authority
Castle Point Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector
Wright A
Postcode
SS8 0QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the significance of the Dutch Cottage Grade II listed building
  • the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to sunlight and outlook
  • highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of Habitats Sites

What decided it

The substantial need for older persons accommodation in the district, combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting.

The significant benefits of delivering nursing care home accommodation and the contribution to housing land supply in an area with a 1.86 year supply outweighed the less than substantial harm to the heritage asset's setting.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RDG3Policy EC34Policy H2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 215

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