Eastmead Industrial Estate, Midhurst Road, Lavant, West Sussex, PO18 0BP

the demolition of existing buildings and erection of 58 dwellings and 420 sqm of Class B1 floorspace, with associated access and parking arrangements, landscaping and open space

Authority: South Downs
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Norman R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether it has been robustly demonstrated that the affordable housing provisions of 16% would accord with Policy SD28 of the South Downs Local Plan

What decided it

The Inspector's acceptance of the Appellant's viability evidence (EUV-based benchmark land value and IRI-standard repair costs) over the Authority's AUV/FRI-based approach, robustly demonstrating that a policy-compliant level of affordable housing would render the scheme unviable.

Plan policies cited: Policy SD28, Policy LNDP22

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