®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining A27 Scant Road West, Hambrook, West Sussex, PO18 8UH
Planning appeal 3274502 at Land Adjoining A27 Scant Road West, Hambrook, West Sussex, PO18 8UH (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 4 November 2021 by Inspector Downes T, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would satisfactorily integrate with the settlement of Hambrook.
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together with compliance with the Council's Interim Position Statement, outweighed the limited harms from conflict with out-of-date policies and loss of BMV agricultural land, so the adverse impacts did not demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 4Policy 5Policy 45Policy 48Policy 49Policy 50Policy 34Policy 54Policy 3Policy 9Policy 8Policy 40policy LP1Policy CPD 1Policy CPD 2policy EM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 55Paragraph 56
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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