Proposal: Erect additional floor to roof of existing building to provide 3 self-contained sheltered flats, with south facing communal garden at roof level and additional mobility scooter storage at ground floor level

Applicant: Mr Steve Pullan

Agent:  Mr Alex Davison of Brian Davison Associates

Resolved:-

That planning permission be REFUSED for the following reason:

01 The proposed development would, by reason of its size, scale, form, detailed design and subsequent visibility from longer public vistas, create an excessively scaled, visually dominant and incongruous feature, out of keeping with and significantly harmful to the character and appearance of the application site, the street scene and wider surrounding area which is typically of lower scale. The harm of granting permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the public benefits when considered against the policies of the National Planning Policy Framework taken as a whole and is considered to be an indication of over-development of the site. The proposal is therefore unacceptable and contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023), Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007), Policies DM1 and DM3 of the Development Management Document (2015) and the advice contained within the Southend-on-Sea Design and Townscape Guide (2009) and the National Design Guide (2021).