112 Main Road, Emsworth, PO10 8AY

Planning appeal 3289451 at 112 Main Road, Emsworth, PO10 8AY (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 22 March 2023 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to its effects on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB).

erection of 29 no. (8 no. affordable and 21 no. open market) new dwellings, public open space, landscaping, parking and associated works (following demolition of existing buildings)

Authority: Chichester District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Webb B
Postcode: PO10 8AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to its effects on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area, including the AONB, for which no exceptional circumstances existed.

the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, 5YHLS shortfall, PDL status, economic activity and recreational access did not amount to exceptional circumstances outweighing the harm to the AONB's character and appearance, so permission was refused

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 2Policy 45Policy 1Policy 43Policy 33Policy 48
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 176Paragraph 177

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