39 Chalkwell Esplanade, Westcliff-on-Sea

6006985·Southend-on-Sea·1 Sept 2026dismissed·25/00621/FUL

Tier label used

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The tier sentence ¶11

“for local services on an ongoing basis”

Summary

A flat-roofed, stone-and-metal-clad block of 3 flats on a vacant plot on Southend seafront. There was already permission for a hipped-roof building of 2 flats. Dismissed on character grounds. The conflict with an explicit plan design standard (the Seafront Character Zone policy) engaged DP3's refusal trigger. With substantial weight, it substantially outweighed the benefits even with a 2.9-year supply and about 20% delivery.

Why this is cited

This decision was picked up by the search on the words above, which refer to services, not to a settlement tier. generic.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6006985.txt

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