®Planning appeal decision
33-35 Castle Road, Rayleigh, SS6 7QD
Planning appeal 6004687 at 33-35 Castle Road, Rayleigh, SS6 7QD (Rochford) was dismissed on 10 August 2026 by Inspector P H Wallace, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to natural light, outlook, privacy, amenity space and refuse arrangements, and preserve the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with regard to privacy and overlooking.
demolition of existing semi-detached houses and all outbuildings and erection of a detached house and a block of 8 flats with associate car park, bin and cycle stores
- Authority
- Rochford
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- P H Wallace
- Postcode
- SS6 7QD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to natural light, outlook, privacy, amenity space and refuse arrangements, and preserve the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with regard to privacy and overlooking
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory parking, cycle-parking and servicing arrangements, and the effect of these matters on the functionality of the development
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers of Flats 02 and 05 and harmful overlooking to Britton Court neighbours significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefits in the tilted balance assessment.
The benefits of housing delivery and effective use of a sustainably located brownfield site were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers and harmful overlooking to neighbouring occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1 of the Core StrategyPolicy DM1 of the DMPPolicy DM3 of the DMPPolicy DM4 of the DMPPolicy T8 of the Core StrategyPolicy DM30 of the DMP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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