®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to - Highfield House, Yapton Road, Barnham, PO22 0AZ
the development of 19 dwellings with associated car parking, landscaping, drainage and open space with all matters reserved except for access
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the development with regard to local planning policies
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The conflict with the development plan, particularly the countryside protection policies and character policies, combined with the neighbourhood plan criterion in paragraph 14 of the Framework, meant the identified adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits.
The significant weight given to conflicts with countryside protection policies (C SP1, SD SP2, H8) and character policies (D SP1, D DM1, ES5) outweighed the moderate weight attributed to housing supply benefits and modest weight to social and economic benefits, resulting in dismissal despite the shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy C SP1, Policy SD SP2, Policy H8, Policy D SP1, Policy D DM1, Policy ES5, Policy SP3, Policy SD SP1, Policy H1
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.