Planning appeal decision
Former Albion Street Lorry Park, Albion Street, Shoreham Port, Brighton, BN42 4EN
Planning appeal 3327190 at Former Albion Street Lorry Park, Albion Street, Shoreham Port, Brighton, BN42 4EN (Adur District Council) was allowed on 6 December 2023 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Erection of self-storage warehouse (Use Class B8) with associated parking, circulation and landscaping
- Authority
- Adur District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Gethin T
- Postcode
- BN42 4EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether the proposed use of the site would be acceptable with regards to development plan policies
What decided it
The proposed development would accord with the development plan as a whole, particularly in relation to character and appearance and the acceptability of the proposed employment use within the Shoreham Harbour Regeneration Area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 15 of the Adur Local Plan 2017Policy SH9 of the Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action PlanPolicy 4 of the Adur Local Plan 2017Policy 8 of the Adur Local Plan 2017Policy SH3 of the Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action PlanPolicy CA6 of the Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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