Park Farm, Lurgashall, PETWORTH, GU28 9EU

stationing of a mobile home in existing agricultural building

Authority: Chichester District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Hawkins S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether there is an essential need for the development, having regard to policies in the Development Plan and the Framework which seek to avoid isolated new homes in the countryside
Whether the landscape and scenic beauty of the South Downs National Park is conserved

What decided it

The absence of an essential need for permanent residential accommodation at the site, combined with unacceptable harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the South Downs National Park, means the development conflicts with the Development Plan and there are no material considerations to outweigh this conflict.

Framework references: 84, 15

Plan policies cited: Policy SD25, Policy SD32, Policy SD1, Policy SD4, Policy SD5, Policy SD7, Policy SD2, Policy SD17

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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