®Planning appeal decision
Cherry Tree Nursery, Eastergate Lane, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0BA
Planning appeal 3310331 at Cherry Tree Nursery, Eastergate Lane, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0BA (Arun District Council) was allowed on 8 August 2023 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the caravans are justified in this location, having regard to the development plan and other material considerations.
continuation of use of land for the stationing of 14 No agricultural workers caravans for a temporary period of 3 years
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Parker R
- Postcode
- BN18 0BA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the caravans are justified in this location, having regard to the development plan and other material considerations
- the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of adjoining dwellings, with particular reference to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The pressing need for seasonal agricultural and horticultural worker accommodation to support the local rural economy, combined with the acute housing land shortage and absence of identified harm, justified a temporary permission as a departure from the development plan.
The conflict with development plan policies of restraint in the countryside was outweighed by the pressing need for worker accommodation to support the local rural economy and the absence of any compelling evidence that such need could be met within the Built-Up Area Boundary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD SP2Policy C SP1Policy HP1Policy H DM3Policy D DM1Policy QE SP1Policy SD10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56
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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