®Planning appeal decision
Land off Main Road, Birdham, PO20 7DR
Planning appeal 3319434 at Land off Main Road, Birdham, PO20 7DR (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 9 February 2024 by Inspector Norman R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the landscape, character and appearance of the area.
outline planning application for up to 150 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with community park, public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point. All matters reserved except for means of access
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Norman R
- Postcode
- PO20 7DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the landscape, character and appearance of the area
- Whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to access to services and facilities and the scale of the proposal
- Whether the development could ensure suitable provision for drainage infrastructure
- Whether the development provides sufficient contributions towards infrastructure, with particular reference to the strategic highway network comprising improvements to the A27
- Five year housing land supply and its policy implications
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, under which the substantial housing and other benefits significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited harms and policy conflicts.
The limited harms (policy conflict, minor BMV agricultural land loss, and non-unacceptable landscape/visual effects) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant and moderate benefits (housing delivery including affordable housing, economic benefits, biodiversity net gain, open space and pedestrian/cycle improvements), so the tilted balance favoured allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 5Policy 8Policy 9Policy 33Policy 39Policy 42Policy 43Policy 45Policy 48Policy 50Policy 52Policy 40BPNP Policy 3BPNP Policy 4BPNP Policy 9BPNP Policy 10BPNP Policy 12BPNP Policy 13BPNP Policy 14BPNP Policy 15BPNP Policy 16BPNP Policy 18BPNP Policy 20BPNP Policy 21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 76Paragraph 115Paragraph 165Paragraph 167
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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