Planning appeal decision
Rose Cottage Shripney Road, Bognor Regis, PO22 9LN
Planning appeal 3334870 at Rose Cottage Shripney Road, Bognor Regis, PO22 9LN (Arun District Council) was allowed on 1 August 2024 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character of the area.
a change of use of the existing dwelling and annexe to HMO
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
- Postcode
- PO22 9LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the availability of on-street parking
What decided it
The quantitative evidence showing less than 5% of properties within 250 metres would be HMOs, combined with the Inspector's site observations finding no tangible sense of imbalanced community or harm to character, and the County Highway Authority's acceptance of the parking provision without objection.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HSPA4Policy H SP4
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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