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Dismissed31 October 20233323939

The Barn, Lansdowne Nursery Littlehampton Road, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6PB

Planning appeal 3323939 at The Barn, Lansdowne Nursery Littlehampton Road, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6PB (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 31 October 2023 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the South Downs National Park (the National Park) and Highdown Hill Camp.

70 dwellings

Authority
Arun District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Webb B
Postcode
BN12 6PB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the South Downs National Park (the National Park) and Highdown Hill Camp
  • the effect of the development on the economy
  • the effect of the development in relation to agricultural land and soils
  • whether public open space provision would be acceptable

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the National Park and the Scheduled Ancient Monument, was not outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery.

significant harm to the National Park's setting and less than substantial harm to the Scheduled Ancient Monument, both attracting great weight, were not outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery (including affordable housing addressing an acute 5YHLS shortfall), economic relocation benefits, or biodiversity net gain

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD SP2Policy C SP1Policy SD SP3Policy LAN DM1Policy D SP1Policy HOR DM1Policy EMP DM1Policy SO DM1Policy OSR DM1Policy D DM1Policy H DM1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176Paragraph 202

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