®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of Meadow Way, Westergate, PO20 3QS
Planning appeal 3323858 at Land to the Rear of Meadow Way, Westergate, PO20 3QS (Arun District Council) was allowed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Douglas L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be suitable for housing, with particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy for the location of housing.
described in the application form as: Outline planning application with all matters reserved, other than principal means of access and demolition of 24 Meadow Way, for the construction of up to 89 residential dwellings, with access taken from Meadow Way, together with the provision of open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Douglas L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be suitable for housing, with particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy for the location of housing
- The effect of the proposed development on best and most versatile agricultural land (BMVAL)
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupants of nearby residential properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the paragraph 11 tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of delivering up to 89 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) outweighed the identified but limited conflicts with the development plan.
The substantial weight attached to the delivery of up to 89 dwellings (30% affordable) plus modest economic and biodiversity benefits outweighed the significant, but not substantial, weight of harm arising from conflict with Policies C SP1, SO DM1 and EH1, so the balance tipped in favour of granting permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C SP1Policy SO DM1Policy D DM1Policy QE SP1Policy EH1Policy EH2Policy EH3Policy AH SP2Policy T SP1Policy INF SP1Policy H2Policy EH10Policy SKILLS SP1Policy ECC SP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 15Paragraph 56Paragraph 174
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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