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Allowed4 April 20233312319

Land Adjoining 1-3 Eastern Avenue, Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6PD

Planning appeal 3312319 at Land Adjoining 1-3 Eastern Avenue, Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6PD (Adur District Council) was allowed on 4 April 2023 by Inspector Jolly J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including loss of green space.

for 53 No single-storey Class B8 self-storage units totalling 636 sqm with associated turning facilities (on land to west of 1-3 Eastern Avenue), Shoreham-By-Sea BN43 6PD

Authority
Adur District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Jolly J
Postcode
BN43 6PD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including loss of green space
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The Inspector found no demonstrable harm to character and appearance or to neighbours' living conditions, with proposed mitigation (biodiversity net gain, acoustic fencing, conditioned hours) addressing the concerns raised.

the benefits of the biodiversity net gain and mitigation measures outweighed the loss of trees and any harm to the verdant character of the site

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 4Policy 15Policy 30Policy 31Policy 34Policy 36
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 30Paragraph 55
Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment (JPL, 1982, P37)

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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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023

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