44a Gravel Road, Eastwood, SS9 5AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposed visitor accommodation would be suitably located when considered against the Southend-on-Sea Development Management Document 2015 policies and other guidance
• the effect of the loss of a dwelling when considered against policies in the Southend-on-Sea Core Strategy 2007
• the effect of the development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties in respect of noise and disturbance

What decided it

The material harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers from noise and disturbance caused by the transient nature of the short-term holiday let use, combined with the loss of a dwelling in a borough with housing undersupply and the unsuitability of the location for visitor accommodation under development plan policy.

The economic benefits of visitor accommodation and local spend were outweighed by the conflicts with development plan policies on location, loss of housing, and harm to neighbouring living conditions.