83 Aldwick Road, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 2NW

the enlargement of the existing House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis), single storey rear extension, rear roof dormer, front and rear rooflights

Authority: Arun District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Redford R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with specific regard to outdoor space
The effect of the proposal on the Pagham Harbour Special Protection Area (SPA)

What decided it

The proposal would fail to provide adequate outdoor space for future occupiers, contrary to Policy H SP4(c), and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of additional housing.

The limited benefits of 6 additional HMO rooms and associated economic and biodiversity benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on future occupiers' living conditions regarding outdoor space.

Framework references: 11, 130

Plan policies cited: Policy H SP4(c), Policy ENV DM2

Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE 1982

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