Planning appeal decision
Hd Developments, Chalk Lane, Sidlesham, West Sussex, PO20 7LW
Planning appeal 3284142 at Hd Developments, Chalk Lane, Sidlesham, West Sussex, PO20 7LW (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 24 May 2022 by Inspector Reid J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be acceptable in the countryside.
Single storey extension to existing office and storage building
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Reid J
- Postcode
- PO20 7LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be acceptable in the countryside
What decided it
The proposal lacked sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the construction business required a countryside location, making it unjustified development contrary to LP Policy 45 and the settlement hierarchy in LP Policy 2.
the benefits of the proposal including an increase in business rates did not outweigh the conflict with the aims of the Development Plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy 1LP Policy 2LP Policy 3LP Policy 26LP Policy 45LP Policy 46
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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