®Planning appeal decision
7 St Marys Drive, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1LB
the erection of 1no. detached single storey dwelling, together with associated on-plot parking, residential curtilage and landscaping, and altered vehicular access
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the existing pattern of development
- Whether future occupants would be provided with adequate living conditions with particular regard to their outlook from the bedroom window and levels of light reaching that room
- Whether the proposed development would affect the nature conservation interests of the SPAs and SAC as protected habitats sites
What decided it
The appellant's signed Unilateral Undertaking securing proportionate financial contributions towards the Essex Coast Recreational Disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy enabled the Inspector to discharge her statutory duty as Competent Authority under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the development would have no adverse effects on the nature conservation interests of the SPAs and SAC.
Framework references: 135, 187, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy EC2 of the Castle Point Borough Council Local Plan, Adopted 1998, Castle Point Borough Council Residential Design Guidance 2013 section RDG3, Castle Point Borough Council Residential Design Guidance 2013 section RDG5
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