Land At 312A Goring Road, Worthing, BN12 4PE

Planning appeal 3263927 at Land At 312A Goring Road, Worthing, BN12 4PE (Worthing Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2021 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

for the erection of a three-storey residential building comprising of 6 No self-contained dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated works

Authority: Worthing Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jolly J
Postcode: BN12 4PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance, and the living conditions of both future and neighbouring occupiers, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery on a brownfield site in a sustainable location.

The benefits of six new dwellings on a brownfield site in a sustainable location, given the Council's lack of five-year housing land supply, were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H18 of the Worthing Local Plan 2003Policy RES7 of the Worthing Local Plan 2003Policy 8 of the Worthing Core Strategy 2011Policy 16 of the Worthing Core Strategy 2011
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 127Paragraph 11

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