®Planning appeal decision
Plot 12, Land North West of Premier Business Park, Birdham Road, Birdham, Chichester, PO20 7BU
without planning permission, change of use of the Land to use as a residential caravan site
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Steen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the developments conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- whether other material considerations would outweigh any harm that might arise from those main issues, such as: the need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches; and the personal circumstances of the appellants
- whether the developments are in a suitable location in terms of their location in respect to adjacent settlements
- the effect of the development on the Chichester and Langstone Harbours Special Protection Area in which the sites are located
What decided it
The harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Chichester Harbour AONB, carrying great weight, was not outweighed by the unmet gypsy and traveller need or the appellant family's personal circumstances.
The great weight given to harm to the AONB outweighed the significant weight attached to the unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches and the appellant family's personal circumstances (including the best interests of the children), so the balance tipped against the development and in favour of dismissal.
Plan policies cited: Policy 36, Policy 43, Policy 45, Policy 48, Policy 4, Policy 15, Policy 55, Policy 2, Policy 13, Policy 39, Policy 9, Policy 1, Policy 50
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.