®Planning appeal decision
10 Mersey Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3NQ
Planning appeal 3271461 at 10 Mersey Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3NQ (Worthing Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2021 by Inspector Webb B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the development on the living conditions of occupants of 5 Tamar Close in relation to outlook, and of 21 Hamble Gardens in relation to privacy and noise and disturbance.
alterations and extensions to create an additional two bedroom four person dwelling; 1 additional parking space, new crossover, associated landscaping and bin storage
- Authority
- Worthing Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
- Postcode
- BN13 3NQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the development on the living conditions of occupants of 5 Tamar Close in relation to outlook, and of 21 Hamble Gardens in relation to privacy and noise and disturbance
- the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unacceptably harmful effect on the living conditions of occupants of No 5 Tamar Close through overbearing outlook, which substantially outweighs the limited housing benefits in the planning balance.
The limited social, economic and environmental benefits of providing a single additional dwelling were substantially outweighed by the unacceptably adverse effect on the living conditions of occupants of No 5, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- saved Policy H18 of the Worthing Local Plan 2003Policy 16 of the Worthing Core Strategy 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Worthing
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2021
- Dismissed1 October 20266012522Units 1-2, 3 Meadow Road Industrial Estate, Worthing, BN11 2RU
- Dismissed23 July 2026600871782-84 Montague Street, Worthing, BN11 3HF
- Allowed8 July 202660065633-4 Connaught Buildings, Chapel Road, Worthing, BN11 1BA
- Allowed8 July 202660065743-4 Connaught Buildings, Chapel Road, Worthing, BN11 1BA
- Dismissed11 April 2025335461740 Beechwood Avenue, Worthing, BN13 2HS
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.