Planning appeal decision
1 & 2 Azara Parade Bracklesham Lane, Bracklesham Bay, Chichester, PO20 8HP
Planning appeal 3342465 at 1 & 2 Azara Parade Bracklesham Lane, Bracklesham Bay, Chichester, PO20 8HP (Chichester 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 and appearance of the area.
for the demolition of existing units (A3 and A1 use) and erection of a two-storey mixed use building with E(a) use on ground floor and a 2 No dwellings on the 1st floor. __________________________________________________________________
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jolly J
- Postcode
- PO20 8HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers
- the effect of the proposal on the Strategic Road Network (SRN)
- the effect of the proposal on the Chichester and Langstone Harbours Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through overbearing impact and loss of privacy outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and business retention in the planning balance.
The relatively minimal benefits of two new dwellings against the Council's housing land supply shortfall and social and economic benefits of retaining an existing business do not outweigh the harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 33 of the Chichester Local Plan 2014-2029 (2018)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 11
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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