Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 1 Cambridge Walk, Bognor Regis, PO21 5RL
Planning appeal 3281947 at Land Adjacent to 1 Cambridge Walk, Bognor Regis, PO21 5RL (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 26 January 2022 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
1 No. new dwelling
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leonard S
- Postcode
- PO21 5RL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the incongruous siting and layout of the proposed dwelling, which would erode the established open-plan garden estate character, outweighs the modest housing supply benefits even in the context of the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the failure to achieve the social objective of sustainable development through well-designed places.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D SP1Policy D DM1Policy QE SP1Policy ENV DM2Policy T SP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 8Paragraph 69
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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