®Planning appeal decision
1 Glebe Close, Thorpe Bay, ESSEX, SS1 3DS
‘erect one dwellinghouse on land adjacent to 1 Glebe Close with associated amenity space and bin store, layout parking to front and form new vehicle crossover onto Butterys’
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burley P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on designated habitats sites
- the effect of the appeal scheme on highway safety
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unmitigated harm to the integrity of designated habitats sites, for which no appropriate mitigation was provided, clearly outweighs the benefit of delivering a single dwellinghouse and provides a strong reason for refusal that engages the exception to the tilted balance.
the unmitigated harm to a designated habitats site clearly outweighs the benefit of the appeal scheme, notwithstanding significant weight attached to housing delivery in a Council without five-year housing land supply
Framework references: 11, 7
Plan policies cited: Policy KP1, Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM6, Policy CP3, Policy DM15, 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.