← Service Village Does Not Mean Sustainable

X · Search match excluded: services mentioned, tier not referenced

59 Luncies Road, Basildon

6010861·Basildon·2 Sept 2026allowed·26/00230/FULL

Tier label used

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The tier sentence ¶8

“well-connected to local services”

Summary

Two-bed children's home in a Basildon terrace, refused by the Council only on old NPPF ¶¶61/63 (lack of need and loss of a family house). Allowed. HO7(1) gives substantial weight to homes meeting evidenced needs of groups assessed under HO1, which includes looked-after children. The County sufficiency strategy supplied that evidence.

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.

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