Resolved:

a) That the Director for Growth and Planning or the Development Control Service Manager be delegated responsibility to grant planning permission, subject to the conditions set out in the main report provided any additional representations received up to the end of 6 July 2023 do not raise any new considerations which have not been addressed within the report.

Should further representations be received up to that date which raise new considerations not already addressed within this report the application is to be brought back to Development Control Committee for determination.

01 The development shall be retained/ undertaken only in accordance with the following approved plans: EOR/G/100 Rev 01; EOR/G/200 Rev 01; EOR/G/300 Rev 01; EOR/G/301 Rev 01.

Reason: To ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the consent sought, has an acceptable design and complies with Policy DM1 of the Development Management Document (2015).

02 The external elevations of the development hereby permitted shall be constructed solely with the materials as detailed in the submitted application form and plan no. EOR/G/300 Rev 01 or alternative materials, details of which have previously been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority under the provisions of this condition.

Reason: To ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the consent sought, has an acceptable design and complies with Policy DM1 of the Development Management Document (2015).

03 The development hereby permitted shall not be used at any time other than for the domestic storage of goods and the domestic storage of vehicles. The development shall not be used for any other purpose, including any change of use permitted under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument revoking and re-enacting these Orders, with or without modification.

Reason: In the interests of the residential amenity of the adjoining residents including those who live either side of the garage court access road and to ensure that the development complies with the National Planning Policy Framework (2021), Core Strategy (2007) Policies KP2 and CP4 and Development Management Document (2015) Policies DM1 and DM3.

Informatives

1 You are advised that as the development equates to less than 100sqm of new floorspace the development benefits from a Minor Development Exemption under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended) and as such no charge is payable. See www.southend.gov.uk/cil for further details about the Levy.

2 You should be aware that in cases where damage occurs during construction works to the highway in implementing this permission that Council will seek to recover the cost of repairing public highways and footpaths from any party responsible for damaging them. This includes damage carried out when implementing a planning permission or other works to buildings or land. Please take care when carrying out works on or near the public highways and footpaths in the city.

Positive and Proactive Statement

The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework. The detailed analysis is set out in a report on the application prepared by officers.

b) That NO FURTHER ACTION be taken in respect of the site entrance gate and height restriction bar which do not form part of planning application 23/00492/FUL and that the current enforcement investigation 23/00026/UNAU_B be closed.