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Allowed24 August 20266008542

22 Woodside View, Benfleet, SS7 4PB

Planning appeal 6008542 at 22 Woodside View, Benfleet, SS7 4PB (Castle Point) was allowed on 24 August 2026 by Inspector Terrence Kemmann-Lane, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the loss of a single-family dwelling is justified by a local need for additional children's placements.

Change of use of a C3 dwellinghouse to a children's care home (Use Class C2) for a maximum of 2 children to accommodate 7-17 year olds and external alterations

Authority
Castle Point
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
community-institutional
Inspector
Terrence Kemmann-Lane
Postcode
SS7 4PB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the loss of a single-family dwelling is justified by a local need for additional children's placements

What decided it

The functional indistinguishability of a small children's care home from a C3 dwelling, combined with demonstrated local need for children's placements in the borough and the property's recent successful use for a child in need, justified the loss of the single-family dwelling.

the local need for children's care placements outweighed the loss of a single-family dwelling, as the proposed use is functionally equivalent to residential occupation and no planning harm would occur

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H2
Judgments
North Devon District Council v First Secretary of State (2003) EWHC 157 (Admin)

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