®Planning appeal decision
Land at Loxwood Hall, Guildford Road, Loxwood, West Sussex, RH14 0QP
the erection of dwelling along with associated parking, landscaping, and ancillary structures
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The appeal site is in the countryside outside settlement boundaries where housing is not justified by the local development strategy, and future occupiers would be heavily reliant on private vehicles due to poor accessibility to services and facilities, which conflict with policies 1, 2, 25 and 45 of the Local Plan and cannot be outweighed by the limited benefits of the scheme.
The limited benefits of housing delivery, self-build housing, energy efficiency measures and biodiversity net gain were outweighed by the substantial conflict with the development plan regarding location strategy and accessibility to services and facilities, with the neutral consideration of no harm to character and appearance not altering this balance.
Framework references: 84, 135, 226, 77, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 25, Policy 33, Policy 45, Policy 48, Policy 3, Loxwood Neighbourhood Plan policy 10
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.