Land Adjacent to 2 Brighton Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8RH

Planning appeal 3336671 at Land Adjacent to 2 Brighton Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8RH (Adur District Council) was dismissed on 9 August 2024 by Inspector Perrins N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of a single, two storey, two bedroom dwelling

Authority: Adur District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Perrins N
Postcode: BN15 8RH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
coastal change and related biodiversity impacts

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the design, scale, bulk and mass of the proposed dwelling, which would be out of keeping with the modest vernacular properties immediately adjacent and would unacceptably reduce the open gap at the end of the built-up coastal frontage, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of one additional dwelling despite the Council's housing land supply shortfall.

the significant harm to character and appearance caused by the design and scale of the dwelling significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of one additional dwelling and limited economic benefits, such that the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 15Policy 31Policy 13Policy 30
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 180Paragraph 14

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