®Planning appeal decision
Land at Loxwood Hall, Guildford Road, Loxwood, West Sussex, RH14 0QP
Planning appeal 3324659 at Land at Loxwood Hall, Guildford Road, Loxwood, West Sussex, RH14 0QP (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 7 June 2024 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
- Postcode
- RH14 0QP
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 25Policy 33Policy 45Policy 48Policy 3Loxwood Neighbourhood Plan policy 10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 135Paragraph 226Paragraph 77Paragraph 11
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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