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Dismissed24 August 20223291254

Land at West Walberton Lane, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0QF

Planning appeal 3291254 at Land at West Walberton Lane, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0QF (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 24 August 2022 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the spatial strategy for the location of new development.

the construction of 30 dwellings together with associated access, parking, public open space and landscaping

Authority
Arun District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Davies G
Postcode
BN18 0QF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the spatial strategy for the location of new development
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the landscape
  • The effect of the development on the Walberton Green Conservation Area
  • Flood risk
  • The provision of affordable housing and infrastructure

What decided it

The development fails the sequential test for flood risk because there are other reasonably available sites in and around Walberton at lower risk of flooding, providing a clear reason for refusal that prevents the tilted balance from applying despite the serious shortfall in housing land supply.

The significant benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision, weighed against the moderate conflict with spatial strategy and limited harm to landscape character and conservation area setting, do not outweigh the full weight given to the failure of the sequential test on flood risk and the overall conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy C SP1Policy HP1Policy D SP1Policy D DM1Policy VE13Policy HER SP1Policy HER DM3Policy VE4Policy W DM2Policy AH SP2Policy INF SP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 162Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [1982] 43 P&CR 233

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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