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Allowed8 July 20266003182

344 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 9LU

Planning appeal 6003182 at 344 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 9LU (Southend-on-Sea Borough Council) was allowed on 8 July 2026 by Inspector S F Barnes, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would contribute to meeting an identified need for children's home accommodation in Southend.

change of use from dwelling house use Class C3 to Use Class C2 children's home for 2 children under the age of 18 under supervision of adult carers

Authority
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
community-institutional
Inspector
S F Barnes
Postcode
SS0 9LU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would contribute to meeting an identified need for children's home accommodation in Southend
  • if so, whether the location is appropriate for the proposal having regard to the proximity to other similar uses and the effect on local services
  • the effect of the proposal on the availability of single family dwellinghouses

What decided it

The identified need for children's home accommodation in Southend, combined with the limited impact on the stock of single family dwellinghouses and the appropriateness of the location, justified allowing the appeal.

the contribution the proposed children's home would make to local identified need outweighed any harm to the availability of single family dwellinghouses

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM9Policy DM3Policy KP1Policy KP2Policy CP8Policy CP4

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