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Allowed16 January 20263372570

32 Mornington Crescent, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2HP

Planning appeal 3372570 at 32 Mornington Crescent, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2HP (Castle Point Borough Council) was allowed on 16 January 2026 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the local area.

a single storey front, rear and side extension. This

Authority
Castle Point Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Callister V
Postcode
SS7 2HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect on the character and appearance of the local area
  • Highway safety

What decided it

The attachment of a condition requiring submission and approval of details for angled parking in the front garden would resolve the highway safety concern and make an otherwise unacceptable development acceptable.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy EC2Saved Policy TY8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 58

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