®Planning appeal decision
BP Service Station , 529 Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, Essex, SS9 5HJ
demolition of petrol filling station and redevelopment of site to provide a part 2, part 3, and part 4-storey building comprising 2 commercial units (Use Class E) fronting Rayleigh Road and 26 flats with 26 parking spaces, including 3 disabled spaces, accessed off Pargat Drive, with a loading bay on Rayleigh Road in the approximate location of the existing vehicle crossover
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dade E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of European sites
- whether the proposed development would make suitable provision for the delivery of affordable housing, health services, local infrastructure, and achieve a net gain in biodiversity
What decided it
The submission of the section 106 agreement securing planning obligations for affordable housing, health services, local infrastructure, and biodiversity net gain monitoring represented a material change in circumstances that overcame the Council's reasons for refusal and made the development acceptable in planning terms.
Plan policies cited: Policy KP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy KP1, Policy DM6, Policy CP8, Policy DM7, Policy CP3, Policy DM15, Policy KP3, Policy DM2, Policy DM8
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.