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Land at 1 New Cottages, Coach Road, Shopwhyke, Oving, Chichester, PO20 2BG
Planning appeal 3303937 at Land at 1 New Cottages, Coach Road, Shopwhyke, Oving, Chichester, PO20 2BG (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 31 May 2023 by Inspector Fort G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for new housing in the light of the development plan.
a two-storey detached 2 bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fort G
- Postcode
- PO20 2BG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for new housing in the light of the development plan
- The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effects of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 1 New Cottages with particular reference to privacy and outlook
What decided it
The material harm to character and appearance caused by the incongruous plotting, scale, massing and layout of the proposed dwelling, which would create a discordant and intensively developed appearance in conflict with the spacious, verdant character of the surrounding area, significantly outweighed the benefits of housing supply and family support.
The benefits of housing supply (moderate weight), family support (limited weight), and the absence of harm to living conditions (neutral) were significantly outweighed by the considerable weight attached to material harm to character and appearance, resulting in the adverse impacts being the prevailing consideration.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 16Policy 33Policy 45Policy 48
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 7Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 47Paragraph 48Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 92Paragraph 119Paragraph 127Paragraph 130
- Judgments
- Dartford Borough Council v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 141
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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