®Planning appeal decision
Earnley Concourse, Clappers Lane, Earnley, Chichester, PO20 7JN
Planning appeal 3255383 at Earnley Concourse, Clappers Lane, Earnley, Chichester, PO20 7JN (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 30 May 2022 by Inspector Chamberlain G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan.
Demolition of Earnley Concourse buildings, Elm Lodge and the Ranch House and replacement with residential development (Class C3) together with the retention of the façade of Gate Cottage and the change of use of Earnley Place to Class C3 residential use, with associated access (including the reinstatement of the original drive to Earnley Place), landscaping, open space and drainage infrastructure. All matters are reserved save for access
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
- Postcode
- PO20 7JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Earnley Conservation Area (CA) and the effect on the setting of the CA
- The effect of the proposed development on European sites
What decided it
The significant cumulative benefits of the scheme (housing delivery, brownfield reuse, potential heritage and biodiversity enhancements) outweighed the limited residual harm to the Conservation Area and the moderate conflict with the spatial strategy, on an ordinary (untilted) planning balance.
The significant benefits of the proposal (housing delivery, brownfield reuse, potential enhancement of the CA setting, biodiversity gains and open space provision) outweighed the limited less-than-substantial harm to the Conservation Area and the moderate conflict with the spatial strategy, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal on an ordinary, untilted basis
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 45Policy 46Policy 33Policy 48Policy 47Policy 49Policy 50Policy 51Policy 52Policy 54
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 181Paragraph 197Paragraph 206Paragraph 202Paragraph 200Paragraph 120
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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