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Allowed16 September 20266012017

290 Prince Avenue, Westcliff-on-sea Essex, SS0 0NF

Planning appeal 6012017 at 290 Prince Avenue, Westcliff-on-sea Essex, SS0 0NF (Southend-on-Sea Borough Council) was allowed on 16 September 2026 by Inspector Jonathan Price, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to additional noise and disturbance.

Change of use from sui generis (motorcycles sales shop) to class E(a) convenience store (part retrospective) with external roller shutters and amended opening hours

Authority
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
retail
Inspector
Jonathan Price
Postcode
SS0 0NF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to additional noise and disturbance
  • the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The previous appeal decisions were material considerations of significant weight: the reduced opening hours proposal avoided the harm found in the earlier appeal and provided community benefits that tipped the balance, whereas the shutters remained in conflict with design policies with no intervening change to justify approval.

the benefits of supporting a viable convenience store operation and avoiding significantly detrimental impacts on living conditions outweighed the modest additional noise and disturbance from extended opening hours; however, this balance did not extend to the external roller shutters, which remained unacceptably harmful to character and appearance

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Strategy Policy KP2Core Strategy Policy CP4Development Management Document Policy DM1Development Management Document Policy DM3Southend-on-Sea Design and Townscape Guide 2009

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