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Notice upheld16 September 20213256647

Land to the South of Green Lane Piggeries, Ham Road, Sidlesham, Chichester, PO20 7NL

Planning appeal 3256647 at Land to the South of Green Lane Piggeries, Ham Road, Sidlesham, Chichester, PO20 7NL (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2021 by Inspector Hand S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the impact of the site on the character and appearance of the area.

Change of use of land as private gypsy and traveller caravan site (variation of condition 2 of planning permission SI/14/04058/COU (APP/L3815/W/3019459- to make the temporary permission permanent)

Authority
Chichester District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Hand S
Postcode
PO20 7NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the impact of the site on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the site is in a locationally sustainable position
  • whether, in the light of the latest flooding evidence, the site could be said to be safe until 2070
  • the latest policy position concerning gypsy sites

What decided it

the absence of any alternative gypsy sites combined with the appellants' personal circumstances outweighed the limited and non-severe harms to character, sustainability and flood risk.

the limited harm to character and appearance, the modest harm from an unsustainable location, and the minimal flood risk harm were outweighed by the lack of alternative sites and the appellants' personal circumstances, tipping the balance in favour of granting a personal planning permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 36Policy 48
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 167

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