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Dismissed23 January 20263374536

82 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-sea, SS0 9AF

Planning appeal 3374536 at 82 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-sea, SS0 9AF (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 23 January 2026 by Inspector Lawrence R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

conversion of existing outbuilding into a residential property including raising of roof line

Authority
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Lawrence R
Postcode
SS0 9AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of no 84, with regard to overlooking and privacy
  • the effect of the development on the standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with regards to outlook, privacy and external amenity space

What decided it

The significant and cumulative harms to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, and future occupier accommodation standards outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

the significant harms to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, and future occupier accommodation standards outweighed the modest benefits of delivering a single dwelling in a sustainable location, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy KP2Policy CP4Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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