Land adjacent to Clarence Road, Clarence Road, Bowers Gifford, SS13 2JW

outline application for single storey residential development

Authority: Basildon Borough Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: SS13 2JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for 9 dwellings, having regard to sustainable modes of transport

What decided it

The housing land supply shortfall (1.96 years) engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the limited harm to character and appearance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and sustainable development.

The limited harm to character and appearance, to which limited negative weight was attached, was outweighed by the considerable positive weight given to housing delivery benefits and efficient use of land in a sustainable location, particularly given the Council's housing land supply shortfall of 1.96 years.

Framework references: 11, 49, 110, 115, 117, 125

Plan policies cited: Policy BAS BE12

Judgments cited: Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1314

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