West Ashling Road,, Hambrook, Chichester, PO18 8UB

Planning appeal 3271433 at West Ashling Road,, Hambrook, Chichester, PO18 8UB (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 14 June 2023 by Inspector Fort G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal development would respect the scale of and not dominate the nearest settled community.

the relocation of two existing travelling showpeople plots (including the provision of an area of hardstanding for the storage and maintenance of equipment and machinery) and six new pitches for Gypsies and Travellers including retention of hardstanding

Authority: Chichester District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Fort G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal development would respect the scale of and not dominate the nearest settled community

What decided it

The availability of a legally enforceable and specific nutrient mitigation scheme (Droke Lane Scheme) secured by condition, combined with a planning obligation for recreational mitigation, made the development acceptable despite potential adverse effects on European Sites, and the modest expansion of an existing authorised site would not dominate the nearest settled community.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 36Policy 39Policy 49Policy 50
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 105Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 174

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