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Allowed10 February 20253330753

Birdham Straight House Main Road, Birdham, Chichester, PO20 7HS

Planning appeal 3330753 at Birdham Straight House Main Road, Birdham, Chichester, PO20 7HS (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 10 February 2025 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
PO20 7HS

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 33Policy 43Policy 47Policy 48Policy 8Policy 9Policy 50Policy 16 of the Birdham Parish Neighbourhood Plan (2016)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 57Paragraph 115Paragraph 135Paragraph 189Paragraph 193

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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