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Dismissed2 October 20266009318

128 Monometer House Rectory Grove, Leigh-on-sea, Southend-on-sea, SS9 2HN

Planning appeal 6009318 at 128 Monometer House Rectory Grove, Leigh-on-sea, Southend-on-sea, SS9 2HN (Southend-on-Sea Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the area.

Erection of ancillary storage building for associated commercial storage

Authority
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Postcode
SS9 2HN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the area
  • the living conditions of the occupiers of 4 Grange Road, with particular regard to outlook and sense of enclosure

What decided it

The substantial conflict with development plan policies protecting character and appearance and living conditions, combined with the finding that adverse effects substantially outweigh benefits when assessed against the Framework, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

the adverse effects of the proposal substantially outweigh its benefits when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy KP2Policy CP4Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy E2Policy L2(1)(b)Policy TR3Policy N2

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