®Planning appeal decision
Land at Loxwood Hall West, Guildford Road, Loxwood, BILLINGSHURST, RH14 0QP
the erection of up to 146 dwellings (with all matters reserved except for access) together with the
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether any conflict with the development plan is outweighed by any other matters, including the housing land supply position and the benefits of the proposal
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply and the out-of-date status of the development plan policies, combined with the substantial housing benefits of the proposal, outweighed the localised landscape harm and conflict with the neighbourhood plan's development boundary policy.
The adverse effects of localised landscape and visual harm and development outside the built-up boundary contrary to Policy FNP10 were outweighed by the substantial benefits of delivering 146 dwellings including 54 affordable units, the sustainable location, economic benefits, biodiversity net gain, and the failure of the development plan to meet housing need calculated by the Standard Method.
Framework references: 11, 14, 57, 111, 174, 198
Plan policies cited: Policy ALH1, Policy SP2, Policy RE1, Policy RE3, Policy FNP1, Policy FNP10, Policy FNP11, Policy FNP13, Policy FNP14, Policy DM11, Policy AHN1, Policy ST1, Policy NE1, Policy NE3, Policy DM15, Policy TD1, Policy CC2, Policy DM1, Policy DM4
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.