®Planning appeal decision
Koolbergen, Kellys and Bellfield Nurseries, Bell Lane, Birdham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7HY
Outline Application with all matters reserved apart from access for the erection of up to 73 dwellings, open space and associated works, Class E(g) employment floorspace and Class E(a) retail floorspace
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal accords with policies concerned with the location of new development and the protection of the countryside
- the effect of the proposal upon the local horticultural industry
- whether or not the proposal is compliant with policies for flood risk and could ensure suitable provision for and maintenance of drainage infrastructure
- whether or not the proposal is compliant with policies for the control of pollution
- whether or not the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing and local infrastructure
- the effect of the proposal upon Habitats sites
What decided it
The combined and unresolved harm from conflict with countryside/location policies, significant harm to the local horticultural industry, and inadequate flood risk evidence outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
significant benefits from housing delivery, economic activity and highway improvements were outweighed by the harm to the horticultural industry, conflict with countryside/location policies and unresolved flood risk, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole and permission was refused
Framework references: 11, 12, 47, 56, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 167, 174, 180, 185, 188
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 5, Policy 8, Policy 9, Policy 12, Policy 13, Policy 15, Policy 23, Policy 26, Policy 33, Policy 34, Policy 39, Policy 42, Policy 45, Policy 46, Policy 50, Policy 54, Policy T1
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