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Dismissed27 March 20266002369

510A Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, SS9 5HZ

Planning appeal 6002369 at 510A Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, SS9 5HZ (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2026 by Inspector Bradley F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of its occupiers with particular regard to privacy.

the “change of use from annexe to self-contained dwelling

Authority
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Bradley F
Postcode
SS9 5HZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of its occupiers with particular regard to privacy

What decided it

The unacceptable loss of privacy to occupiers of the new dwelling caused by direct views from the adjacent property's first-floor windows, which could not be adequately mitigated, conflicted with key Framework policies on living conditions and outweighed the housing delivery benefit.

The benefits of delivering a single dwelling and reusing an existing structure were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to the living conditions of the development's occupiers regarding privacy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy KP2Policy CP4Policy CP8Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 135

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