®Planning appeal decision
Land at Flat Fam, Broad Road, Hambrook, West Sussex, PO18 8SH
construction of 42 no. affordable residential dwellings for first time buyers
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Holden S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute an 'entry level exception site', having regard to local and national planning policy for the delivery of affordable housing
- Whether the proposal would deliver a mixed and sustainable community having regard to the proximity of the DMS housing to the electricity pylons
- Whether the proposal would achieve nutrient neutrality throughout the lifetime of the development
What decided it
The Unilateral Undertaking failed to secure adequate and enforceable mitigation land to achieve nutrient neutrality, leaving the Inspector unable to rule out adverse effects on the integrity of the protected Habitats sites.
The benefits of delivering affordable housing as an entry-level exception site outweighed the conflict with the development plan's settlement boundary policies, but this benefit was overridden because unresolved harm to the integrity of the Habitats sites through inadequate nutrient neutrality mitigation provided a clear reason for dismissal regardless of the planning balance.
Framework references: 71, 72, 62, 130, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 45, Policy 2, Policy 5
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.