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Allowed15 September 20266008643

19 Southbourne Grove, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 9UW

Planning appeal 6008643 at 19 Southbourne Grove, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 9UW (Southend-on-Sea Borough Council) was allowed on 15 September 2026 by Inspector S Simms, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

Change of use of a dwellinghouse C3 to a 7-bed sui generis HMO, provision of cycle and refuse storage on site and minor external alterations to fenestration pattern

Authority
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
S Simms
Postcode
SS0 9UW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • effect of the development on the provision of family-sized homes
  • adequacy of the parking, access and refuse arrangements

What decided it

The benefits of greater housing capacity outweigh the adverse effects of inadequate parking on living conditions, which do not meet the severe threshold necessary to warrant refusal under Policy TR6.

applying Policy S4, the adverse effects of inadequate parking on living conditions do not substantially outweigh the benefits of greater housing capacity

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy KP2Policy CP4Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy CP8Policy DM8Policy DM15Policy CP3Policy DM2

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