The Chalet Littlehampton Road, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6PG

Planning appeal 3290960 at The Chalet Littlehampton Road, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6PG (Arun District Council) was allowed on 5 January 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area, including the gap between the settlements of Angmering and Worthing.

a marine workshop and boatyard, martial arts gym (class E) and storage container compound (class B8) to replace former glasshouses

Authority: Arun District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Shearing C
Postcode: BN12 6PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area, including the gap between the settlements of Angmering and Worthing

What decided it

The development would not cause harm to the character and appearance of the area as it would sit within an existing cluster of commercial and light industrial development, and the limited weight afforded to conflicts with the development plan policies regarding alternative locations and the settlement gap, combined with alignment with NPPF paragraph 84 on rural economic growth, justified allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SD SP3Policy D DM1Policy C SP1Policy 7 of the Ferring Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2019Policy EMP DM1(6)Policy HOR DM1(3)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 111

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