®Planning appeal decision
Land west of Tye Lane, Walberton, West Sussex, BN18 0LU
‘Outline planning application with all matters reserved, other than means of access, for the construction of up to 155 dwellings (30% affordable homes) and amendment to boundary of garden land to serve adjoining property.’
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan
- The effect of the proposed development on the landscape and the character and appearance of the area
- Whether a development of the size proposed could be designed to be of a suitable quality
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Walberton Conservation Area and the Walberton Green Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposed development on the setting of the Walberton Conservation Area and the Walberton Green Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposed development on the road network and highway safety
What decided it
The acute shortfall in the Council's five-year housing land supply (2.4 years) elevated the benefits of housing delivery to a level sufficient to outweigh the identified landscape and heritage harms under the paragraph 11 tilted balance.
The high-order benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, open space and biodiversity gains outweighed the limited to moderate harm to the landscape and to the character, appearance and setting of the conservation areas, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 14, 15, 20, 60, 63, 74, 79, 81, 92, 98, 105, 110, 130, 174, 189, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy W DM3, Policy VE7, Policy M9b(iii), Policy M9, Policy SO DM1, Policy ENV DM5, Policy HP1, Policy SD SP2, Policy C SP1, Policy LAN DM1, Policy HP13, Policy V13, Policy D DM1, Policy T DM1, Policy GA2, Policy HP11, Policy HER DM3, Policy VE4, Policy T SP1, Policy GA5, Policy AH SP2, Policy OSR DM1
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.