®Planning appeal decision
4 Beechlands Close & East of 18 Beechlands Court, East Preston, BN16 1JT
Planning appeal 3311814 at 4 Beechlands Close & East of 18 Beechlands Court, East Preston, BN16 1JT (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 3 July 2023 by Inspector White J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
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- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- White J
- Postcode
- BN16 1JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 4 Beechlands Close with particular regard to privacy, outlook and daylight, and the occupiers of numbers 17 and 18 Beechlands Court with particular regard to outlook, daylight and noise and disturbance
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to internal space standards
What decided it
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, and inadequate internal space standards significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of a single dwelling in a location with good access to services.
the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, and inadequate internal space standards significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic/social benefits from a single dwelling
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D DM1Policy D DM2Policy D SP1Policy QE SP1Policy 1 of the East Preston Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2029Policy 3 of the East Preston Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2029Part H of the Arun District Design Guide Supplementary Document (January 2021)Part P of the Arun District Design Guide Supplementary Document (January 2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 130Paragraph 219
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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