Grists Farm, Hunston, CHICHESTER, PO20 1JL

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land to a mixed or duel use for agriculture and for the stationing of a mobile home for the purposes of human habitation

Authority: Chichester District Council
Appeal type: minor · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Goldberg V

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there is an essential need for the development for the effective operation of Grist Farm
the effect of the development on the Chichester and Langstone Harbours Special Protection Area (SPA)

What decided it

The evidence relating to the availability of alternative accommodation and the financial soundness and future viability of the enterprise was insufficient to demonstrate compliance with Policy H9 and Appendix C requirements.

The need to remedy the breach of planning control and protect the character and appearance of the countryside outweighed the interference with the occupiers' right to respect for private and family life, which was justified as necessary and proportionate given the 12-month compliance period.

Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy H9, Policy NE11, Policy NE6, Policy NE8, Appendix C

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