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Dismissed14 July 20253338633

Oak Lane, Shillinglee, Chiddingfold, No State, GU8 4SQ

Planning appeal 3338633 at Oak Lane, Shillinglee, Chiddingfold, No State, GU8 4SQ (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2025 by Inspector Fagan N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the land and The Forge for private amenity, storage and business use is lawful (Appeals A, B, D, E).

Appeal A: rebuild The Forge to same dimensions; Appeal B: use of land north of Coach House including The Forge for private amenity, storage and business use; Appeal C: demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of new one of same dimensions; Appeal D: use of The Forge for private amenity, storage and business use; Appeal E: use of land north of Coach House including The Forge for private amenity, storage and business use; Appeal F: demolition of The Forge and rebuilding on site of ex-pottery building approximately 50m southeast

Authority
Chichester District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Fagan N
Postcode
GU8 4SQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the land and The Forge for private amenity, storage and business use is lawful (Appeals A, B, D, E)
  • Whether the land lies within the residential curtilage of the Coach House (Appeal A)
  • Whether the proposed demolition and erection of a new building complies with development plan policies and the NPPF (Appeals C, F)

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide substantive evidence demonstrating that the claimed mixed use had existed for at least 10 years, and the proposed development fails to comply with development plan policies restricting countryside development outside settlement boundaries.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1Policy 2Policy 45
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 12Paragraph 15

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