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Allowed21 October 20223298192

Rustington Golf Centre, Golfers Lane, Angmering, BN16 4NL

Planning appeal 3298192 at Rustington Golf Centre, Golfers Lane, Angmering, BN16 4NL (Arun District Council) was allowed on 21 October 2022 by Inspector Palmer N, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in both appeals is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including consideration of its scale, density and design and its effect on the landscape.

erection of 191 new homes in a mix of 1-4 bedroom dwellings and 1 bedroom apartments, with associated landscaping, parking, open space, play areas, construction of a new access from Golfers Lane, and all other associated works

Authority
Arun District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Palmer N
Postcode
BN16 4NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue in both appeals is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including consideration of its scale, density and design and its effect on the landscape.

What decided it

The severe shortfall in housing land supply (2.4 years) rendered the countryside policy out-of-date and engaged the paragraph 11(d) tilted balance, so the substantial housing benefits outweighed the moderate landscape and character harm.

The substantial and other benefits of market and affordable housing, plus other minor benefits, were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate harm to character and appearance and the limited conflict with out-of-date policy, so permission was granted under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy C SP1Policy LAN DM1Policy HD7Policy D SP1Policy D DM1Policy HD6Policy HD5Policy ENV DM3Policy CLW2Policy AH SP2Policy ECC SP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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