Planning appeal decision
Land at Summer Lane , Pagham, PO21 4NG
Planning appeal 3270415 at Land at Summer Lane , Pagham, PO21 4NG (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2021 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations.
Material change of use of land from agricultural use to use for open space
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies G
What decided it
The submission of an appeal for a use unconnected with the allocated or permitted use of the site, with no realistic prospect of implementation, constituted unreasonable behaviour that wasted the Council's expense in defending the housing delivery ground.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SD1
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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