Tangmere Road, Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 2EU

Planning appeal 3294952 at Tangmere Road, Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 2EU (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2022 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to character and appearance of the area and need.

the erection of 10 new lettable E(a), E(g)(ii), (iii) and B8 units of differing sizes, including mezzanines and ancillary access slabs, onsite unallocated parking, cycle and communal bin area, planting

Authority: Chichester District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Redford R
Postcode: PO20 2EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to character and appearance of the area and need
Whether the proposed development would be adequate in design and construction

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate a clearly defined need for the development that could not be met by similar development within or immediately adjacent to existing settlements, contrary to the requirements of Local Plan Policy 45 for countryside locations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 3Policy 26Policy 45Policy 1Policy 2Policy 8Policy 39Policy 40
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 81Paragraph 84Paragraph 85Paragraph 174Paragraph 154

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