®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of Meadow Way, Westergate, PO20 3QS
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.
Framework references: 11, 15, 56, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy C SP1, Policy SO DM1, Policy D DM1, Policy QE SP1, Policy EH1, Policy EH2, Policy EH3, Policy AH SP2, Policy T SP1, Policy INF SP1, Policy H2, Policy EH10, Policy SKILLS SP1, Policy ECC SP2
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.