Eastmere Stables, Eastergate Lane, Eastergate, Sussex, PO20 3SJ

outline permission for 9No residential dwellings, with all matters reserved, other than access

Authority: Arun District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Redford R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant local policies relating to land use in the countryside
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11, and the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the marginal harm to character and appearance.

The adverse impacts of the proposal, being marginal harm to character and appearance, would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply and limited social and economic benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy C SP1, Policy D SP1, Policy D DM1, Barnham and Eastergate Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy ES5, Barnham and Eastergate Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy ES6, Barnham and Eastergate Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy H4

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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