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Dismissed9 November 20213273367

Land North Of Swan Cottage, Selsey Road, Sidlesham, PO20 7QX

Planning appeal 3273367 at Land North Of Swan Cottage, Selsey Road, Sidlesham, PO20 7QX (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 9 November 2021 by Inspector Reid J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect that the proposed development would have on the character of the surrounding rural area.

Erection of two storey dwellinghouse, garage and vehicular access off Selsey Road

Authority
Chichester District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Reid J
Postcode
PO20 7QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect that the proposed development would have on the character of the surrounding rural area
  • highway safety in Selsey Road
  • the Chichester and Langstone Harbours and Pagham Harbour Special Protection Areas (SPAs), regarding recreational disturbance impacts, and waste water impacts

What decided it

The proposal would harm the character of the surrounding rural area by consolidating a gap in sporadic development and encroaching into the countryside, contrary to the Development Plan, and this harm is not outweighed by other considerations including the modest contribution to housing need.

The modest contribution to local housing need was outweighed by the harm to rural character and the failure to address highway safety and SPA impacts, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development not engaged due to the protection of habitats sites under Framework paragraph 11.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1Policy 2Policy 33Policy 39Policy 45Policy 50Policy 51
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57

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