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Dismissed27 September 20243340678

1A Bayford Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5HL

Planning appeal 3340678 at 1A Bayford Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5HL (Arun District Council) was dismissed on 27 September 2024 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character of the area.

for the change of use from a dwelling to a 4 bed HMO

Authority
Arun District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Jolly J
Postcode
BN17 5HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character of the area
  • flood risk

What decided it

The unacceptable risk to life from flood risk in Flood Zone 3, which cannot be adequately mitigated and is protected from the tilted balance by NPPF Footnote 7.

Although the proposal would accord with development plan policies on character and housing mix, the unacceptable flood risk harm outweighed these benefits and justified dismissal despite the Council's housing land supply shortfall.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D DM1 (1)Policy H SP4 (a)Policy W DM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 12

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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