Badgershole Shaw, Coombes Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 0RS

the erection of off grid three bedroom dwelling with change of use of land to create a residential curtilage and provision of a street level parking space accessed by new steps

Authority: South Downs
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Simpson V

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy and accessibility of services and facilities
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the development on biodiversity
the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan across multiple policy areas (location, character, biodiversity, and highway safety) and material considerations do not indicate the appeal should be decided otherwise.

Framework references: 193

Plan policies cited: SD1, SD2, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD7, SD8, SD9, SD11, SD19, SD21, SD22, SD25

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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