®Planning appeal decision
Land At 22 And To Rear Of 18 To 28 Fairview Avenue, Stanford Le Hope, Essex, SS17 0DW
a residential development comprising eight units (all matters reserved except layout and access)
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Courtney T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to privacy, outlook, noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to the proposed access
- whether the proposal would provide adequate parking
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site
What decided it
The acute shortage of housing land supply (1.02 years) and the application of the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) meant that the limited harm to neighbouring amenity was outweighed by the significant benefits of delivering eight new dwellings in a sustainable location.
The limited harm to neighbouring living conditions (outlook, privacy, noise and disturbance) was outweighed by the significant benefits of providing eight new dwellings to address the Council's severe housing land supply shortfall, the effective use of land within the urban area, and compliance with NPPF paragraph 73 on small and medium sites, together with acceptable highway safety, parking and protected site mitigation.
Framework references: 11, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy PMD1, Policy PMD2, Policy PMD7, Policy PMD8, Policy PMD9
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.