Two-bedroom infill dwelling at 67 Brightwell Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea

“The application seeks planning permission to demolish the existing garage and erect a two-storey, two-bedroom dwelling. The proposal would create an infill dwelling and would be joined to the southern wall of No.67 (which is an end-of-terrace dwelling and part of the application site) and would join the northern wall of No.63, which is a semi- detached dwelling, to form a terraced row.”

“The proposed dwelling would have a dual-pitched roof some 8.8m high with a two-storey gabled front projection measuring some 8.2m high. The dwelling would be some 4.2m wide and 9.2m deep (inclusive of the bay window to the front gable). A single storey flat roofed projection is proposed to the rear some 3m high, 4.2m wide and 2.1m deep.”

“The application site is occupied by an end-of-terrace dwelling and a detached single storey garage on the western side of Brightwell Avenue. The surrounding area is residential in character and is predominately characterised by two-storey terraced and semi-detached dwellings of similar scales, characters and designs. There are some street trees in Brightwell Avenue, but none outside the application site.”

“The site is not within a conservation area or subject to any site-specific planning policy designations. It is within Flood Zone 1, the lowest probability zone.”

“For the reasons outlined above, the proposal is found to be acceptable and policy compliant with regards to the principle of the development and design and impact on the character of the area with a development that would complement the existing streetscene characteristics. There would be no significant harm to residential amenity. It provides acceptable living conditions for future occupiers and would not harm parking or highway conditions in the area.”

“GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to the following conditions:”

“No objection. Access for Fire Services purposes is considered to be satisfactory. Informatives recommended regarding water supplies and sprinkler systems.”

“No objection given the scale of the proposal. Future occupiers will not be eligible for any parking permits (including residents’, town centre or council car park permits).”

“Ten (10) neighbouring properties were notified of the application by letter and a site notice has been displayed. One (1) representation has been received which is summarised as follows:”

“Already too many properties (HMOs, flats, houses and care assisted properties) in Brightwell Avenue and roads in this area. • Parking concerns – no parking and further development is making this worse. • The site is an eyesore and poorly maintained. • Continued development impacting what was once a pleasant area. • Concerns space is too small for a house.”

“Policy DM15 of the Development Management Document states: “Development will be allowed where there is, or it can be demonstrated that there will be, physical and environmental capacity to accommodate the type and amount of traffic generated in a safe and sustainable manner.” The policy also requires that adequate parking should be provided for all development in accordance with the adopted vehicle parking standards (minimum of two off-street parking spaces per 2+…”

“The proposed dwelling would not be served by any off-street parking. The following factors are weighed within the overall assessment: the limited scale of the proposed development; the site’s location in close walking distance of bus stops on London Road to the south (some 0.3 miles) and Fairfax Drive to the north (some 0.3 miles); that there are some shops and services to the south of the site in Westborough Road, such as a convenience store on the corner of Hainault…”

“That PLANNING PERMISSION BE GRANTED subject to the following conditions:”