®Planning appeal decision
Land at Gravel Pit, Loves Corner, Clapham, West Sussex, BN12 6NX
The relocation of Lansdowne Nursery from Ferring including the erection of glasshouses and agricultural workers dwelling
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the landscape
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed dwelling, having regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to policies relating to development in areas at risk of flooding
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
What decided it
The cumulative harm to landscape character, conflict with the spatial strategy for housing, unresolved flood risk (absence of a sequential test) and unproven protection of protected species collectively outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme.
The harm arising collectively from landscape impact, spatial strategy conflict, flood risk and biodiversity harm carried weight of a very high order, some way outweighing the moderate/middling benefits of the scheme, so the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 161, 162, 163
Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SD2, Policy SD4, Policy SD5, Policy SD9, Policy 25, Policy SD30, Policy SD32, Policy SD48, Policy SD49, Policy HD9, Policy BT3, Policy BT4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.