®Planning appeal decision
Land at Salthill Farm, Fishbourne, PO19 3PX
Planning appeal 3276752 at Land at Salthill Farm, Fishbourne, PO19 3PX (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 15 July 2022 by Inspector Steen A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is in a suitable location in terms of access to services and facilities.
without planning permission, the material change of use of the land to use as a residential mobile home/caravan site
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- PO19 3PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is in a suitable location in terms of access to services and facilities
- the effect of the development on the intrinsic character and beauty of the landscape
- the effect of the development on the Chichester and Langstone Harbour Special Protection Area
- whether there are other material considerations that need to be taken into account, including any that could outweigh any conflict with development plan policies, such as the need for gypsy and traveller accommodation within the District and the personal circumstances of the appellants and other site occupiers
What decided it
The presence of a unilateral undertaking and nutrient neutrality mitigation linked to appeals B and C, absent from appeals A, determined that only the former avoided an adverse effect on the integrity of the Chichester and Langstone Harbour SPA.
For appeals B and C, no conflict with the development plan or other material considerations was found, so permission was granted; for appeals A, the unmitigated harm to the SPA's integrity outweighed the case for the development, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole and dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 36Policy 45Policy 48Policy 2Policy 50Policy 1
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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