®Planning appeal decision
Field South Of Raughmere Drive , Lavant West Sussex, PO18 0AB
an outline application with all matters reserved (except for access) for the development of 140 dwellings, public open space, landscaping, parking and associated works
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rollings G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the Council can demonstrate a five-year housing land supply
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the South Downs National Park (SDNP) and the gap between Chichester and Lavant
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for occupiers of the development, with particular regard to road traffic noise and noise associated with the operation of the Goodwood Aerodrome and the Goodwood Motor Circuit
What decided it
The substantial combined harm to the character and appearance of the area (including the SDNP setting and the gap between settlements) and to the living conditions of future occupiers from noise significantly and demonstrably outweighed the scheme's benefits.
the benefits of affordable housing (significant weight), market housing (minimal weight), economic benefits (moderate weight) and biodiversity net gain (moderate weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area and to the living conditions of future occupiers, such that the proposal did not represent sustainable development
Framework references: 69, 68, 71, 11, 187, 57
Plan policies cited: CDCLP Policy 2, CDCLP Policy 33, CDCLP Policy 45, CDCLP Policy 47, CDCLP Policy 48, CDCLP Policy 34, CDCLP Policy 7, CDCLP Policy 8, CDCLP Policy 13, CDCLP Policy 39, CDCLP Policy 9, CDCLP Policy 43, CDCLP Policy 49, CDCLP Policy 52, CDCLP Policy 54, LNP Policy LNDP1, LNP Policy LNDP2, LNP Policy LNDP3
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.