®Planning appeal decision
Birdham Straight House Main Road, Birdham, CHICHESTER, PO20 7HS
the removal of single storey sunroom to existing house and construction of five new two storey houses, together with garages, parking, and revised access arrangements
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leonard S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to privacy impacts
- Whether the proposal would have a satisfactory impact upon the highway network in respect of making adequate provision for highways infrastructure, with particular regard to the A27
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate mitigation for the Chichester and Langstone Harbours Special Protection Area (SPA), with particular regard to recreational and nitrates impacts
What decided it
The securing of the highway contribution of £47,440 through the unilateral undertaking in accordance with the 2024 SPD, combined with the SPA mitigation measures, enabled the appeal to succeed despite the Council's reasons for refusal.
The benefits of residential development within the settlement boundary, combined with the provision of adequate mitigation for highways and SPA impacts through planning obligations, outweighed any concerns about the scale and density of the development.
Framework references: 11, 12, 57, 115, 135, 189, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy 33, Policy 43, Policy 47, Policy 48, Policy 8, Policy 9, Policy 50, Policy 16 of the Birdham Parish Neighbourhood Plan (2016)
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.