®Planning appeal decision
Land to South of Dukes Road, Fontwell, Westergate, Arundel, BN18 0SP
Planning appeal 3319189 at Land to South of Dukes Road, Fontwell, Westergate, Arundel, BN18 0SP (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 8 November 2023 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal with reference to the development plan spatial strategy, including accessibility to local services and facilities.
Outline planning permission for the erection of 9 residential dwellings with some matters reserved
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- BN18 0SP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal with reference to the development plan spatial strategy, including accessibility to local services and facilities
- its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including with regard to layout and access
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable demonstrable harm to the character and appearance of the area and would not be sustainably located with safe accessibility to local services, and these adverse impacts have substantial weight that outweighs the benefits of housing delivery despite the housing land supply shortfall.
The moderate social, economic and environmental benefits of 9 dwellings and housing delivery were outweighed by the substantial adverse impacts on character and appearance, location suitability, and sustainability, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C SP1Policy SD SP2Policy D DM1Policy EH1Policy H6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 80Paragraph 12
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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