101, 97-99 Shaftesbury Avenue, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 3AN

the erection of a single storey building and part change of use of domestic garden at 101 Shaftesbury Avenue for use as a tea/coffee shop (C lass E (previously Class A3)) and ancillary refuse and cycle storage, and external seating area with boundary treatments (amended proposal) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/01367/FUL, dated 19 January 2023

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Grierson E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area

What decided it

The well-screened location of the plant equipment at roof level, set back from the front elevation, combined with the common nature of such features on commercial buildings, meant the development would not harm the character and appearance of the site or surrounding area.

Plan policies cited: Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM1, Policy DM3

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