®Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Lansdowne Nursery Littlehampton Road, Ferring, WORTHING, BN12 6PB
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
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
Framework references: 176, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy SD SP2, Policy C SP1, Policy SD SP3, Policy LAN DM1, Policy D SP1, Policy HOR DM1, Policy EMP DM1, Policy SO DM1, Policy OSR DM1, Policy D DM1, Policy H DM1
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.