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Dismissed5 September 20233303112

Land Adjacent to 1 Newfields Newpound, Wisborough Green, Billingshurst, RH14 0AX

Planning appeal 3303112 at Land Adjacent to 1 Newfields Newpound, Wisborough Green, Billingshurst, RH14 0AX (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2023 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is sustainably located.

a full application for a proposed single pitch settled Gypsy accommodation site

Authority
Chichester District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
RH14 0AX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is sustainably located
  • Whether the proposal would contribute to an identified need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches in the area
  • The effect of the development on the Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar site

What decided it

The proposal would cause significant adverse harm to the integrity of the Arun Valley SAC, SPA and Ramsar site through water abstraction that could not be adequately mitigated, which when combined with the unsustainable location away from settlements, outweighed the material consideration of unmet Gypsy and Traveller need.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OA3Policy 2Policy 45Policy 46Policy 36Policy 49
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 180Paragraph 105

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