®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 2 Brighton Road, LANCING, West Sussex, BN15 8RH
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
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
Framework references: 11, 180, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy 15, Policy 31, Policy 13, Policy 30
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.