®Planning appeal decision
127 Moreland Avenue, Thundersley, SS7 4JJ
the change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to a children's residential care home (Use Class C2) for up to two children (aged 8-17 years) with care provided by a minimum of two staff members at all times, including one waking night and one sleep-in staff overnight, operating on a rota basis
- Authority
- Castle Point
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- community-institutional
- Postcode
- SS7 4JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed children's care home on housing stock within Castle Point Borough, with particular regard to whether there is a need for it
- Highway safety and the living conditions of occupants of nearby properties with particular regard to car parking provision
What decided it
The benefits of providing accommodation and care for vulnerable looked-after children outweigh the loss of a single family-sized dwellinghouse from the housing stock and the technical parking standards conflict.
Framework references: 61, 63
Plan policies cited: Policy H2, Policy T8
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