®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Littlehampton Road and East of Worthing Road, Angmering, West Sussex, BN12 6PW
Planning appeal 3295115 at Land South of Littlehampton Road and East of Worthing Road, Angmering, West Sussex, BN12 6PW (Arun District Council) was allowed on 26 July 2022 by Inspector Whitehead M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be an acceptable development in the countryside, having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, its effect on the East Preston to Ferring Settlement Gap, its effect on the setting of the SDNP and its design.
erection of 76 No dwellings, means of access, public open space, play areas, associated infrastructure & landscaping
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Whitehead M
- Postcode
- BN12 6PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be an acceptable development in the countryside, having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, its effect on the East Preston to Ferring Settlement Gap, its effect on the setting of the SDNP and its design
- Its effect on the provision of agricultural land in the District
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11d)(ii) of the Framework, and the identified harms did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of housing delivery.
Substantial weight to the housing land supply contribution and affordable housing provision and significant weight to economic benefits outweighed the significant harm to character and appearance, moderate harm from loss of agricultural land, and moderate weight given to conflict with ALP Policy C SP1 and SO DM1, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ALP Policy C SP1ALP Policy SD SP2ANP Policy HD1ALP Policy SD SP3ALP Policy LAN DM1ANP Policy EH2ALP Policy D DM1ALP Policy D SP1ALP Policy H DM1ALP Policy OSR DM1ANP Policy HD3ANP Policy HD4ANP Policy HD5ANP Policy HD6ANP Policy HD7ALP Policy SO DM1ALP Policy W DM2ALP Policy W DM3ALP Policy T SP1ALP Policy T DM1ALP Policy AH SP2ALP Policy INF SP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 134Paragraph 174Paragraph 176
- Judgments
- Wheatcroft Principles
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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