Planning appeal decision
Land Northwest of Newbridge Farm, Salthill Road, Fishboune, PO19 3PY
Planning appeal 3267981 at Land Northwest of Newbridge Farm, Salthill Road, Fishboune, PO19 3PY (Chichester District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 15 July 2022 by Inspector Steen A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is in a suitable location in terms of access to services and facilities.
without planning permission, the material change of use of the land to use as a residential mobile home/caravan site
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- Steen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is in a suitable location in terms of access to services and facilities
- the effect of the development on the intrinsic character and beauty of the landscape
- the effect of the development on the Chichester and Langstone Harbour Special Protection Area
- whether there are other material considerations that need to be taken into account, including any that could outweigh any conflict with development plan policies, such as the need for gypsy and traveller accommodation within the District and the personal circumstances of the appellants and other site occupiers
What decided it
The presence (for appeals B and C) or absence (for appeals A) of secured mitigation for effects on the Chichester and Langstone Harbour SPA determined whether the development accorded with the development plan.
For appeals B and C, the acceptable location, modest and mitigated landscape effects, and secured SPA mitigation meant no conflict with the development plan, so the appeals succeeded; for appeals A, the lack of secured SPA mitigation caused conflict with Policy 50 and the development plan as a whole, so the appeals failed and the notice was upheld (as corrected and varied).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 36Policy 45Policy 48Policy 50Policy 2Policy 1
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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