®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining A27 Scant Road West, Hambrook, West Sussex, PO18 8UH
the erection of 118 dwellings (including 35 affordable dwellings) accessed via Broad Road, and the provision of public open space, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Downes T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would satisfactorily integrate with the settlement of Hambrook
- Whether there would be an unacceptable loss of best and most versatile (BMV) agricultural land
- The effect on ecology and nature conservation
- The Habitats Regulations Assessment
- Effect on flooding and drainage
- Effect on highway safety
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of the scheme were not demonstrably outweighed by the limited adverse impacts.
The substantial benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, the retail/community facility, economic benefits and biodiversity net gain were given substantial weight and, together with compliance with the Council's Interim Position Statement, outweighed the limited harms from conflict with out-of-date policies and loss of BMV agricultural land, so the adverse impacts did not demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 55, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 4, Policy 5, Policy 45, Policy 48, Policy 49, Policy 50, Policy 34, Policy 54, Policy 3, Policy 9, Policy 8, Policy 40, policy LP1, Policy CPD 1, Policy CPD 2, policy EM2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.