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Allowed14 December 20223302023

Land West of Pagham Road, Pagham, PO21 3PY

Planning appeal 3302023 at Land West of Pagham Road, Pagham, PO21 3PY (Arun District Council) was allowed on 14 December 2022 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the surrounding countryside.

the construction of up to 106 new homes, formation of access onto Pagham Road, new pedestrian and cycle links, the laying out of open space, new strategic landscaping, habitat creation, drainage features and associated ground works and infrastructure

Authority
Arun District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Gilbert-Wooldridge T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the surrounding countryside
  • The effect of the proposed development on the provision of agricultural land
  • The effect of the proposed development on flood risk
  • The overall planning balance, having regard to the development plan, national policy and the benefits of the proposal

What decided it

The lack of a five year housing land supply rendered the most important policies out of date, engaging the NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii) tilted balance, under which the benefits of the scheme were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by its adverse impacts.

The significant weight afforded to housing delivery and affordable housing, together with moderate weight given to economic, transport, ecological and open space benefits, outweighed the moderate weight given to adverse impacts (conflict with Policy C SP1, loss of agricultural land, and minor less-than-substantial heritage harm), so the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) favoured granting permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LAN DM1Policy D DM1Policy SO DM1Policy C SP1Policy SD SP3Policy ECC SP1Policy W DM2Policy AH SP2Policy T SP1Policy T DM1Policy ENV DM1Policy ENV DM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 57Paragraph 159Paragraph 169

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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